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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2006
Boon Seong Ang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael Steven Schlansker, Los Altos, CA (US);
Robert Samuel Schreiber, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jean-francois Collard, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Norman Paul Jouppi, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Boon Seong Ang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael Steven Schlansker, Los Altos, CA (US);
Robert Samuel Schreiber, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jean-Francois Collard, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Norman Paul Jouppi, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for communicating between network interface controllers (NICs) in networked systems are described. Enhanced command functionality for NICs include the ability to perform sequences of operations and/or conditional operations. Messages can be used to communicate embedded commands which are interpreted by NICs to enhance their functionality.