System and method for facilitating efficient load balancing in a network interface controller (NIC)
US12132648B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 23, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/28
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network interface controller (NIC) capable of efficient load balancing among the hardware engines is provided. The NIC can be equipped with a plurality of ordering control units (OCUs), a queue, a selection logic block, and an allocation logic block. The selection logic block can determine, from the plurality of OCUs, an OCU for a command from the queue, which can store one or more commands. The allocation logic block can then determine a selection setting for the OCU, select an egress queue for the command based on the selection setting, and send the command to the egress queue.
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