System and method for emulating network communications between partitions of a computer system
US7571440B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/54
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method of emulating network communications between applications executing in different partitions of a partitionable computer system is provided. A connection is established between a first partition and a second partition of a computer system, through a memory region of the computer system shared by both the first partition and the second partition. The connection emulates a network connection. A network message is transmitted from a first application in the first partition using a network application interface and intended for transmission to a second application in the second partition. The network message transmitted by the first application is transmitted to the second application via the connection established through the shared memory region.
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