Technologies for processing network packets by an intelligent network interface controller
US10732879B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/78
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Technologies for processing network packets by a network interface controller (NIC) of a computing device include a network interface, a packet processor, and a controller device of the NIC, each communicatively coupled to a memory fabric of the NIC. The packet processor is configured to receive an event message from the memory fabric and transmit a message to the controller device, wherein the message indicates the network packet has been received and includes the memory fabric location pointer. The controller device is configured to fetch at least a portion of the received network packet from the memory fabric, write an inbound descriptor usable by one or more on-die cores of the NIC to perform an operation on the fetched portion, and restructure the network packet as a function of an outbound descriptor written by the on-die cores subsequent to performing the operation. Other embodiments are described herein.
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