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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2005
Shimon Muller, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ariel Hendel, Cupertino, CA (US);
Yatin Gajjar, Fremont, CA (US);
Michael Wong, Cupertino, CA (US);
Shimon Muller, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ariel Hendel, Cupertino, CA (US);
Yatin Gajjar, Fremont, CA (US);
Michael Wong, Cupertino, CA (US);
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for providing access to a network interface having a plurality of memory access channels is disclosed. The network interface provides access to a plurality of processing entities. The method includes providing a network interface software hierarchy wherein the network interface software hierarchy provides access to the network interface, and associating various memory access channels with corresponding processing entities via the network interface software hierarchy so as to provide a virtualized network interface.