An embodiment of a system, method and apparatus is disclosed. The system comprises a first processor that is in communication with a root existence table. The first processor is to check the root existence table to determine if a character is a root character. A second processor is in communication with a root active list. The second processor is to retrieve an entry that corresponds to the character and to associate a pointer with the entry. A third processor is in communication with the second processor and a tree structure. The third processor is to receive the pointer from the second processor and to maintain the tree and table structure.