Wake-on-LAN design in a load balanced environment
US7840706B1 · kind B1 · utility
14Cited by
3References
14Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/583
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for supporting Wake-on-LAN (WOL) in a team of network interface cards (NICs) in a computing device is disclosed. One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a method, which includes the steps of programming each of the NICs on the team with a team Media Access Control (MAC) address after having backed up the NIC MAC addresses of the NICs but before the computing device enters a low power state, and causing modification of address resolution protocol (ARP) caches associated with a plurality of client devices coupled to the team of NICs to use the team MAC address.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.