Multiplex communications – Pathfinding or routing – Switching a message which includes an address header
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-30
2009-11-03
Patel, Jayanti K (Department: 2419)
Multiplex communications
Pathfinding or routing
Switching a message which includes an address header
C370S419000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07613198
ABSTRACT:
A method for dynamically changing a virtual network interface card (VNIC) binding. If the use of a hardware receive ring (HRR) is below the first threshold and the use of the software receive ring (SRR) is above the second threshold, then: binding the first VNIC to the SRR and the second VNIC to the HRR, removing the binding from the first VNIC to the HRR, removing the binding from the second VNIC to the SRR, and reprogramming a hardware classifier to send packets associated with the r VNIC to a second HRR and to send packets associated with the second VNIC to the HRR, reprogramming a software classifier to send packets associated with the first VNIC to the SRR, wherein the software classifier is associated with a soft ring (SR) and the SR is configured to obtain packets from the second HRR.
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Belgaied Kais
Droux Nicolas G.
Tripathi Sunay
Osha • Liang LLP
Patel Jayanti K
Sun Microsystems Inc.
Zhu Bo Hui A
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