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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2019
Xilinx, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Steve L. Pope, Cambridge, GB;
XILINX, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A data processing system comprising: first and second network ports each operable to support a network connection configured according to one or more of a predetermined set of physical layer protocols; and a processor configured to, on a network message being formed for transmission to a network endpoint accessible over either of the first and second network ports: estimate the total time required to, for each of the predetermined set of physical layer protocols, negotiate a respective network connection and transmit the entire network message over that respective network connection; select the physical layer protocol having the lowest estimate of the total time required to negotiate a respective network connection and transmit the network message over that respective network connection; and configure at least one of the first and second network ports to use the selected physical layer protocol.