Abstract:
A method of operating a packet parser in a computing system includes providing a configurable packet pointer by the packet parser, the packet pointer configured to index a configurable number of atomic parsing elements, the atomic parsing elements having a configurable size, in a data stream received by the computing system for extraction, wherein the indexed atomic parsing elements are non-contiguous in the data stream; and receiving the extracted indexed atomic parsing elements from the data stream by the packet parser.
Abstract:
A system and method in accordance with the present invention allows for an adapter to be utilized in a server environment that can accommodate both a 10 G and a 1 G source utilizing the same pins. This is accomplished through the use of a high speed serializer/deserializer (high speed serdes) which can accommodate both data sources. The high speed serdes allows for the use of a relatively low reference clock speed on the NIC to provide the proper clocking of the data sources and also allows for different modes to be set to accommodate the different data sources. Finally the system allows for the adapter to use the same pins for multiple data sources.
Abstract:
A system and method for computing a blind checksum includes a host Ethernet adapter (HEA) with a system for receiving a packet. The system determines whether or not the packet is in Internet protocol version four (IPv4). If the packet is not in IPv4, the system computes the checksum of the packet. If the packet is in IPv4, the system determines whether the packet is in transmission control protocol (TCP) or user datagram protocol (UDP). If the packet is not in either of TCP or UDP the system attaches a pseudo-header to the packet and computes the checksum of the packet based on the pseudo-header and the IPv4 standard.
Abstract:
Providing communications between operating system partitions and a computer network. In one aspect, an apparatus for distributing network communications among multiple operating system partitions includes a physical port allowing communications between the network and the computer system, and logical ports associated with the physical port, where each logical port is associated with one of the operating system partitions. Each of the logical ports enables communication between a physical port and the associated operating system partition and allows configurability of network resources of the system. Other aspects include a logical switch for logical and physical ports, and packet queues for each connection and for each logical port.
Abstract:
A system and method for parsing, filtering, and computing the checksum in a host Ethernet adapter (HEA) that is coupled to a host. The method includes receiving a part of a frame, wherein a plurality of parts of a frame constitute a entire frame. Next, parse the part of a frame before receiving the entire frame. The HEA computes a checksum of the part of a frame. The HEA filters the part of a frame based on a logical, port-specific policy and transmits the checksum to the host.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for implementing multi-frame control blocks in a network processor are disclosed. Embodiments include systems and methods to reduce long latency memory access to less expensive memory such as DRAM. As a network processor in a network receives packets of data, the network processor forms a frame control block for each packet. The frame control block contains a pointer to a memory location where the packet data is stored, and is thereby associated with the packet. The network processor associates a plurality of frame control blocks together in a table control block that is stored in a control store. Each table control block comprises a pointer to a memory location of a next table control block in a chain of table control blocks. Because frame control blocks are stored and accessed in table control blocks, less frequent memory accesses may be needed to keep up with the frame rate of packet transmission.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for adaptively mapping system memory address bits into an instruction tag and an index into the cache are disclosed. More particularly, hardware and software are disclosed for observing collisions that occur for a given mapping of system memory bits into a tag and an index. Based on the observations, an optimal mapping may be determined that minimizes collisions.
Abstract:
A method and structure is provided for buffering data packets having a header and a remainder in a network processor system. The network processor system has a processor on a chip and at least one buffer on the chip. Each buffer on the chip is configured to buffer the header of the packets in a preselected order before execution in the processor, and the remainder of the packet is stored in an external buffer apart from the chip. The method comprises utilizing the header information to identify the location and extent of the remainder of the packet. The entire selected packet is stored in the external buffer when the buffer of the stored header of the given packet is full, and moving only the header of a selected packet stored in the external buffer to the buffer on the chip when the buffer on the chip has space therefor.
Abstract:
A method for sequencing delivery of information packets from a router having several processing elements to a receiving processing installation, wherein delivery of the packets must be completed in the order the packets arrive at the router. A linked list of packets is formed in the order they are received at the router, and each packet fragmented into successive fragments. Each fragment is processed at the router. The last fragment of each packet in each linked list is labeled with the sequence in which the packet was received, and enqueued in the order labeled for each last fragment on each linked list. Each fragment of each packet is delivered as processed, except the last fragment of each packet on its linked list to the receiving processor installation, and thereafter, transmitting the final fragment of each packet after processing only if that fragment is at the head of the queue.
Abstract:
Traffic shaping apparatus is described for packet data communications networks, such as Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networks. The apparatus includes one or more packet queues for traffic having a plurality of different desired packet transfer rates, each queue being assigned to a connection having a predetermined desired packet transfer rate. Each incoming data packet is directed to the appropriate queue. Each of a plurality of timing circuits operate at a different frequency in a series of frequencies. The frequencies are selected so that the desired packet transfer rate for a connection can be established by summing outputs from more than one of the timing circuits.