Network interface device
US11012411B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 5, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/029
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network interface device having a hardware module comprising a plurality of processing units. Each of the plurality of processing units is associated with its own at least one predefined operation. At a compile time, the hardware module is configured by arranging at least some of the plurality of processing units to perform their respective at least one operation with respect to a data packet in a certain order so as to perform a function with respect to that data packet. A compiler is provide to assign different processing stages to each processing unit. A controller is provided to switch between different processing circuitry on the fly so that one processing circuitry may be used whilst another is being compiled.
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