System and method for facilitating dynamic triggered operation management in a network interface controller (NIC)
US11665113B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 28, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/625
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for facilitating efficient command management in a network interface controller (NIC) is provided. During operation, the system can determine, at the NIC, a trigger condition and a location in a command queue for a set of commands corresponding to the trigger condition. The command queue can be external to the NIC. The location can correspond to an end of the set of commands in the command queue. The system can then determine, at the NIC, whether the trigger condition has been satisfied. If the trigger condition is satisfied, the system can fetch a respective command of the set of commands from the command queue and issuing the command from the NIC until the location is reached, thereby bypassing locally storing the set of commands prior to the trigger condition being satisfied.
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