System and method for supporting consistent handling of internal ID spaces for different partitions in an infiniband (IB) network
US10063544B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 4, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/083
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method can support consistent handling of internal ID space for different partitions in an InfiniBand (IB) network. A plurality of partitions can be provided for a subnet with a plurality of hosts, wherein each partition of the subnet includes one or more hosts and each host can be associated with one or more physical HCA instances. Each partition in the subnet can be associated with a separate internal ID space, and a single physical HCA instance is prevented from being shared by different tenants that use a same internal ID value in different partitions.
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