System and method for facilitating efficient management of non-idempotent operations in a network interface controller (NIC)
US11792114B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/28
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network interface controller (NIC) capable of efficient management of non-idempotent operations is provided. The NIC can be equipped with a network interface, storage management logic block, and an operation management logic block. During operation, the network interface can receive a request for an operation from a remote device. The storage management logic block can store, in a local data structure, outcome of operations executed by the NIC. The operation management logic block can determine whether the NIC has previously executed the operation. If the NIC has previously executed the operation, the operation management logic block can obtain an outcome of the operation from the data structure and generate a response comprising the obtained outcome for responding to the request.
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