Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for inheritance of network interface card capabilities
- Patent Title (中): 网络接口卡功能继承方法和系统
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Application No.: US11731458Application Date: 2007-03-30
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Publication No.: US08194667B2Publication Date: 2012-06-05
- Inventor: Kais Belgaied , Darrin P. Johnson
- Applicant: Kais Belgaied , Darrin P. Johnson
- Applicant Address: US CA Redwood City
- Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Redwood City
- Agency: Osha • Liang LLP
- Main IPC: H04L12/28
- IPC: H04L12/28 ; H04L12/56

Abstract:
A method for obtaining a capability from a network interface card (NIC), involving sending a query to the NIC for the capability, obtaining the capability from the NIC in response to the query, sending the capability to a virtual NIC, and sending the capability from the virtual NIC to a virtual network stack associated with the virtual NIC, wherein the capability is used by the virtual network stack to process packets.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080240142A1 Method and system for inheritance of network interface card capabilities Public/Granted day:2008-10-02
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