High-performance virtual machine networking
US7620955B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45595
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment is a method for transferring data packets from a virtual computer having a virtual network interface device to a destination over a network, the method includes: (a) storing two or more guest address pointers associated with the data packets in a guest network transmission queue prior to handling the data packets; (b) the virtual network interface device converting the two or more guest address pointers to physical address pointers, and storing the physical address pointers in a physical network transmission queue; and (c) transferring the data packets from the virtual machine of the virtual computer over the network via a physical network interface device based on the physical address pointers in the physical network transmission queue.
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