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Shared memory for intelligent network interface cards

US11157422B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Francesc Guim Bernat · Barcelona, ES
Daniel Rivas Barragan · Cologne, DE
Kshitij A. Doshi · Tempe, US
Mark A. Schmisseur · Phoenix, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 31, 2017
Grant date	Oct 26, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 4, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2212/621
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an example, there is disclosed a host-fabric interface (HFI), including: an interconnect interface to communicatively couple the HFI to an interconnect; a network interface to communicatively couple the HFI to a network; network interface logic to provide communication between the interconnect and the network; a coprocessor configured to provide an offloaded function for the network; a memory; and a caching agent configured to: designate a region of the memory as a shared memory between the HFI and a core communicatively coupled to the HFI via the interconnect; receive a memory operation directed to the shared memory; and issue a memory instruction to the memory according to the memory operation.

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