Apparatus and method for translating addresses utilizing an ATU implemented within a network interface card
US6049857A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5652
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for translating a virtual address to a physical address utilizing an address translation unit implemented within a network interface card is described. The address translation unit of the present invention is utilized in a computer system. The computer system comprises a first bus; processors with embedded caches and memory coupled to the first bus; a second bus; a network logic coupled to the second bus, wherein the network logic includes an address translation unit; and a bus bridge coupled to the first bus and to the second bus.
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