Reflecting the bandwidth assigned to a virtual network interface card through its link speed
US7792140B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/11
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for indicating bandwidth for a virtual network interface card (NIC) includes receiving a bandwidth trigger for a bandwidth of a first virtual NIC operatively connected to a NIC, wherein the NIC is associated with a network bandwidth, obtaining a bandwidth allocation stored in the first virtual NIC in response to the bandwidth trigger, wherein the bandwidth allocation corresponds to the bandwidth of the first virtual NIC, and wherein the bandwidth allocation corresponds to a portion of the network bandwidth, and returning the bandwidth allocation to a component associated with the virtual NIC.
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