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US 2014/0157396 A1Published application
Efficient packet handling, redirection, and inspection using offload processors
AssigneeXockets, Inc.
InventorParin Bhadrik Dalal
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Abstract
A method for handling packets is disclosed. The method can include providing at least one main processor connected to a plurality of offload processors by a memory bus; configuring the offload processors to provide security related services on packets prior to redirection to the main processor; and operating a virtual switch respectively connected to the main processor and the plurality of offload processors using the memory bus, with the virtual switch capable of receiving memory read/write data over the memory bus.
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A method for handling packets, comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one main processor connected to a plurality of offload processors by a memory bus;
- configuring the offload processors to provide security related services on packets prior to redirection to the main processor;
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- operating a virtual switch respectively connected to the main processor and the plurality of offload processors using the memory bus, with the virtual switch capable of receiving memory read/write data over the memory bus.
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