Infiniband multicast operation in an LPAR environment
US7428598B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 20, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/358
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, computer program product, and data processing system for providing system-area network (SAN) multicasting functionality in a logically partitioned (LPAR) data processing system in which a channel adapter is shared among a plurality of logical partitions is disclosed. A preferred embodiment of the present invention allows LPAR “hypervisor” firmware to assume the responsibility for multicast protocol handling and distribution of packets among logical partitions.
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