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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2012
Applicant:
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventor:
Hemal Shah, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Assignee:
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); G06F 13/12 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/128 (2013.01); H04L 41/04 (2013.01); H04L 41/0803 (2013.01); Y02B 60/1228 (2013.01);
Abstract
An network controller provides both network controller and management controller functionality. Accordingly, the system host sees, in a single device, both network functionality as well as management functionality. The integration may reduce chip count and provide a more cost effective as well as power efficient platform solution for the network and management functions in a larger system, such as a server with multiple network controllers and multiple network ports.