System and method to accelerate access to network data using a networking unit accessible non-volatile storage
US9152432B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/222
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In some embodiments, the invention involves a network controller having a pattern matching unit to identify whether boot file requested from a network accessible storage device for booting are stored locally in non-volatile memory accessible to the network controller. When required boot files are stored locally, the locally stored files are sent to the processor to boot the operating system. In an embodiment, retrieved boot files are automatically cached by the network controller in the accessible non-volatile memory. In other embodiments, a service operates to ensure coherency between locally store boot files and the boot filed stored on the network accessible storage. In another embodiment, data other than boot files may be stored and retrieved from the non-volatile memory. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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