National Instruments Corporation

Patrick Karl Sisterhen

Hector M Rubio

Andrew Michael Lynch

Daniel Paul Jepson

Ashish S Chaudhari

Antonia Marie Walls Jones

Moritz Daniel Fischer

Klaus Martin Braun

Systems and methods for communication between heterogenous processors via a virtual network interface implemented via programmable hardware and one or more buses. The programmable hardware may be configured with a multi-function bus such that the programmable hardware appears as both a network device and a programmable device to a host system. Additionally, the programmable hardware may be configured with a second bus to appear as a network device to an embedded system. Each system may implement network drivers to allow access to direct memory access engines configured on the programmable hardware. The configured programmable hardware and the network drivers may enable a virtual network connection between the systems to allow for information transfer via one or more network communication protocols.

Programmable hardware virtual network interface

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Cedar Park, TX, United States of America

Patrick Karl Sisterhen