Method for data transmission and server for implementing the method
US10055366B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2213/0026
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for data transmission within a server that includes a processor, a main memory, a southbridge, a chipset, and a buffer, the chipset including a baseboard management controller (BMC), the method including: obtaining memory information about a segment of the peripheral memory allocated for a peripheral controller included in the chipset; transmitting a notifying command to the BMC indicating a data size of to-be-transmitted data associated with a booting operation of the server; transmitting at least a part of the to-be-transmitted data to the segment, according to the memory information; and transmitting a standby command to the BMC indicating that the part of the to-be-transmitted data has been stored in the segment.
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