Network controller—sideband interface port controller
US10353836B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2213/3808
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network interface controller includes a media access controller and a host adapter. The host adapter includes a transmit route connected to receive an in-band packet from a host and further connected to transmit the in-band packet to the media access controller. The network interface controller also includes a sideband port controller connected to receive a sideband packet destined for a network from a sideband endpoint and further connected to transmit the sideband packet to the host adapter. The host adapter further includes a host buffer to store the in-band packet, a sideband buffer to store the sideband packet, and an arbiter connected to allow, at different times, the in-band packet to advance along the transmit route from the host buffer to the media access controller and the sideband packet to advance along the transmit route from the sideband buffer to the media access controller.
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