Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Input/output data processing – Peripheral configuration
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-17
2010-12-07
Tsai, Henry W (Department: 2184)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Input/output data processing
Peripheral configuration
C709S212000, C709S223000, C709S226000, C718S001000, C718S100000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07849232
ABSTRACT:
A flexible arrangement allows a single arrangement of Ethernet channel adapter (ECA) hardware functions to appear as needed to conform to various operating system deployment models. A PCI interface presents a logical model of virtual devices appropriate to the relevant operating system. Mapping parameters and values are associated with the packet streams to allow the packet streams to be properly processed according to the presented logical model and needed operations. Mapping occurs at both the host side and at the network side to allow the multiple operations of the ECA to be performed while still allowing proper delivery at each interface.
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Hausauer Brian S.
Keels Kenneth G.
Lacombe John S.
Sharp Robert O.
Gagne Christopher K.
Intel-NE, Inc.
Sun Michael
Tsai Henry W
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