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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2005
Richard L. Arndt, Austin, TX (US);
Bruce L. Beukema, Hayfield, MN (US);
David Craddock, New Paltz, NY (US);
Ronald E. Fuhs, Rochester, MN (US);
Thomas A. Gregg, Highland, NY (US);
Donald W. Schmidt, Stone Ridge, NY (US);
Bruce M. Walk, Rochester, MN (US);
Richard L. Arndt, Austin, TX (US);
Bruce L. Beukema, Hayfield, MN (US);
David Craddock, New Paltz, NY (US);
Ronald E. Fuhs, Rochester, MN (US);
Thomas A. Gregg, Highland, NY (US);
Donald W. Schmidt, Stone Ridge, NY (US);
Bruce M. Walk, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Performance counters are provided for virtualized network interfaces of communications networks, while minimizing the use of hardware resources. A virtualized network interface includes physical resources, as well as logical resources. Dedicated performance counters are provided for the physical resources of the virtualized network interface, as well as for logical partitions coupled to that interface, while non-dedicated performance counters are provided for the logical resources. This enables the provision of performance counters for virtualized network interfaces, while minimizing hardware resources consumed by those interfaces.