Hardware assisted virtual switch
US11750533B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 24, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/154
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is disclosed an example of a computing apparatus for providing a hardware-assisted virtual switch on a host, including: a hardware virtual switch (vSwitch) circuit; and a hardware virtual host (vHost) circuit, the vHost circuit having an interface driver specific to the hardware vSwitch and configured to provide a vHost data plane to: provide a plurality of hardware queues to communicatively couple the hardware vSwitch to a guest virtual function (VF); and present to a virtual network driver of the guest VF an interface that is backward compatible with a software network interface.
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