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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2012
Jeyhan Karaoguz, Irvine, CA (US);
Bruce Currivan, Dove Canyon, CA (US);
Wael William Diab, San Francisco, CA (US);
Yongbum Kim, San Jose, CA (US);
Kenneth MA, Cupertino, CA (US);
Michael Johas Teener, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Jeyhan Karaoguz, Irvine, CA (US);
Bruce Currivan, Dove Canyon, CA (US);
Wael William Diab, San Francisco, CA (US);
Yongbum Kim, San Jose, CA (US);
Kenneth Ma, Cupertino, CA (US);
Michael Johas Teener, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Network Interface Controller (NIC) logic may receive a packet comprising a routing parameter indicating a service or cost to be utilized in processing the packet. The NIC logic may determine a selected virtual machine (VM) running on a network device to process the packet according to the routing parameter. The NIC logic may communicate the packet across a network after the packet has been processed by the selected virtual VM. Or, the NIC logic may initialize a VM in the network device to process the packet according to the routing parameter. The NIC logic may receive multiple packets and determine a second selected VM or initialize a second VM to process the multiple packets according to the respective routing parameters of the multiple packets. The routing parameters may indicate device capabilities, service class, quality measurements, latency, power usage or any combination thereof.