Server network interface card-located baseboard management controllers
US11927999B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2213/0026
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A process includes an application layer of a host of a computer platform using a smart network interface card (NIC) of the computer platform to provide an input/output (I/O) service for the application layer. The I/O service includes a service that is associated with a cloud operator domain; the smart NIC is installed in a connector; and the application layers associated with a cloud tenant domain. The process includes a baseboard management controller of the smart NIC managing the computer platform. Managing the computer platform includes the baseboard management controller managing the host; the baseboard management controller managing components of the smart NIC other than the baseboard management controller; and managing the host includes the baseboard management controller communicating with the host via the connector to control a system power state of the computer platform.
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