Network traffic routing in distributed computing systems
US10949379B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/161
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Distributed computing systems, devices, and associated methods of packet routing are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a computing network, a packet at a packet processor of a server. The method also includes matching the received packet with a flow in a flow table contained in the packet processor and determining whether the action indicates that the received packet is to be forwarded to a NIC buffer in the outbound processing path of the packet processor instead of the NIC. The method further includes in response to determining that the action indicates that the received packet is to be forwarded to the NIC buffer, forwarding the received packet to the NIC buffer and processing the packet in the NIC buffer to forward the packet to the computer network without exposing the packet to the main processor.
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