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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2003
Faisal Latif, Fremont, CA (US);
Pramod Sharma, Milpitas, CA (US);
Suleman Saya, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jim J. Kuhfeld, Soquel, CA (US);
Faisal Latif, Fremont, CA (US);
Pramod Sharma, Milpitas, CA (US);
Suleman Saya, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jim J. Kuhfeld, Soquel, CA (US);
Adaptec, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a process for driving a network interface card. The process includes monitoring the status of a plurality of ports connected between a computer and a network. Detecting a failure in one of the plurality of ports connected to the network. Re-assigning data transmitted over the failed one of the plurality of ports to an active port of the plurality of portsselected in a round robin technique. The process further including receiving data over one of the plurality of ports designated as a primary receiving port. Preferably, when the failed one of the plurality of ports is the primary receiving port, the receiving tasks are assigned to a next active portselected in a round robin technique.