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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2006
John E. Haynes, Jr., South Weymouth, MA (US);
Adam J. Hutchinson, Templeton, MA (US);
John E. Haynes, Jr., South Weymouth, MA (US);
Adam J. Hutchinson, Templeton, MA (US);
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
A processing unit is configured to establish a driver relationship between a network interface driver and a network interface device, the network interface device being configured to carry out multiple functions through the operating system. The processing unit is also configured to associate the network interface driver with a first driver of the operating system to provide a first function pathway between the network interface device and the first driver of the operating system through the network interface driver. The processing unit is also configured to associate the network interface driver with a second driver of the operating system to provide a second function pathway between the network interface device and the second driver of the operating system through the network interface driver. The first function pathway and the second function pathway allow the network interface device to carry out the multiple functions through the operating system.