Distribution of messages to queues in a distributed computing environment
US10623521B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 26, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/548
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network adapter includes a network interface and circuitry. The network interface is assigned a single network address in a communication network, and is configured to receive, from one or more other nodes over the communication network, messages that are destined for processing by multiple threads in one or more processing cores of a network node including the network adapter, but are nevertheless addressed to the single network address. The circuitry is configured to hold a distribution rule for distributing the messages among multiple Receive Queues (RQs) that are accessible by the threads, and to select for each message received via the network interface a respective RQ, by applying the distribution rule to the message.
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