Virtual machine packet processing offload
US11936562B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 19, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45595
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method to offload network function packet processing from a virtual machine onto an offload destination is disclosed. In an embodiment, a method comprises: defining an application programing interface (“API”) for capturing, in a packet processor offload, a network function packet processing for a data flow by specifying how to perform the network function packet processing on data packets that belong to the data flow. Based on capabilities of the packet processor offload and available resources, a packet processing offload destination is selected. Based at least on the API, the packet processor offload for the packet processing offload destination is generated. The packet processor offload is downloaded to the packet processing offload destination to configure the packet processing offload destination to provide the network function packet processing on the data packets that belong to the data flow. The packet processing offload destination is a PNIC or a hypervisor.
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