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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2012
Dell Products, Lp, Round Rock, TX (US);
Santosh Bhadri, Karnataka, IN;
Timothy M. Lambert, Austin, TX (US);
Alaa Yousif, Round Rock, TX (US);
Dell Products, LP, Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A system and method of emulating a network controller within an information handling system is disclosed. In one form, an information handling system can include a host chipset operably coupled to a network interface controller of a first main circuit board, and a management controller operably coupled to the host chipset. The information handling system can also include an emulated network interface controller operable to be activated by the management controller. The information handling system can further include a communication bus coupled to the host chipset and the management controller. In one form, the communication bus is operable to activate a communication link between the host chipset and the emulated network interface controller.