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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2012
Donald Pannell, Cupertino, CA (US);
Yosef Meyouhas, Har Adar, IL;
Maxim Mondaeev, Givat-Ela, IL;
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Marvell Israel (M.I.S.L) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Abstract
A network interface controller comprising a first media access controller, a header decoder, a second media access controller. The first media access controller is configured to receive, from a first port, a frame of data transferred from one of a plurality of second ports, wherein the frame of data includes a first steering header identifying the one of the plurality of second ports. The header decoder is configured to transfer the frame of data to a memory based on the first steering header. The second media access controller is configured to receive the frame of data from the memory based on the first steering header, and transmit the frame of data, with a second steering header, from the network interface controller to a destination port based on the second steering header.