Sharing of host bus adapter context
US7821973B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 24, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/387
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system comprises a first host bus adapter (HBA) that uses a first context to facilitate the transmission of packets through a logical connection through the first HBA. The system also comprises a second HBA and memory in which the first context is stored. The memory is accessible by both of the first and second HBAs. Upon receiving a packet associated with the logical connection, the second HBA accesses the memory to use the first context to process the packet in accordance with the first context.
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