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Programmable hardware virtual network interface

US11604747B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

National Instruments Corporation · US

Inventors

Patrick Karl Sisterhen · Georgetown, US
Ashish S. Chaudhari · San Jose, US
Moritz Fischer · Engelberg, CH
Daniel Jepson · San Jose, US
Hector Rubio · Austin, US
Andrew Lynch · Austin, US
Klaus Martin Braun · Back Lane, DE
Antonia Marie Walls Jones · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 28, 2020
Grant date	Mar 14, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 28, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F13/4027
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for communication between heterogenous processors via a virtual network interface implemented via programmable hardware and one or more buses. The programmable hardware may be configured with a multi-function bus such that the programmable hardware appears as both a network device and a programmable device to a host system. Additionally, the programmable hardware may be configured with a second bus to appear as a network device to an embedded system. Each system may implement network drivers to allow access to direct memory access engines configured on the programmable hardware. The configured programmable hardware and the network drivers may enable a virtual network connection between the systems to allow for information transfer via one or more network communication protocols.

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