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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Chelsio Communications, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Asgeir Thor Eiriksson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Wael Noureddine, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 69/08 (2013.01); H04L 69/321 (2013.01);
Abstract
A network adaptor (or NIC) is equipped with multi-level protocol processing capability and is implemented with a protocol processing pipeline that has multiple tap points to enable the integration of co-processors to operate with the NIC. The capability leverages the protocol processing pipeline and all the existing NIC software while at the same time enabling the integration of value added co-processors to customize and enhance the NIC capabilities.