公开(公告)号：CA2400727A1

公开(公告)日：2001-10-18

申请号：CA2400727

申请日：2001-04-10

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： ROVER SONIA KIANG ,  RAO SRIDHAR ,  HARIHARAN SEETA ,  GALLO ANTHONY MATTEO ,  HEDDES MARCO ,  BASSO CLAUDE

IPC: G06F13/10 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/56 ,  H04L29/06

Abstract: A system and method for controlling overall behavior of a network processor device implemented in a network processing environment servicing a communications network. The method includes steps of receiving a guided control frame including one or more control functions for configuring variou s functional devices within the network processor with device control paramete r data; a step of forwarding one or more control functions from a received control frame to a functional device within the network processor to be configured; and, executing the control functions as specified in the control frame. A novel control frame data structure and communications infrastructur e is implemented whereby any network processor device operating in a distribut ed network processing environment may be controlled in accordance with executed control functions and device control parameter data.