Logical memory addressing for network devices
AssigneeVMware, Inc.
InventorsAlex Markuze, Shay Vargaftik, Igor Golikov, Yaniv Ben-Itzhak, Avishay Yanai
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Abstract
Some embodiments provide a method for, at a network interface controller (NIC) of a computer, accessing data in a network. From the computer, the method receives a request to access data stored at a logical memory address. The method translates the logical memory address into a memory address of a particular network device storing the requested data. The method sends a data message to the particular network device to retrieve the requested data.
Claims22
A method for accessing data in a network, the method comprising:
- at a network interface controller (NIC) of a computer:
- from the computer, receiving a request to access data stored at a logical memory address;
- translating the logical memory address into a memory address of a particular network device storing the requested data;
- and
- sending a data message to the particular network device to retrieve the requested data.
A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing a program which when executed by at least one processing unit of a network interface controller (NIC) of a computer accesses data in a network, the program comprising sets of instructions for:
- from the computer, receiving a request to access data stored at a logical memory address;
- translating the logical memory address into a memory address of a particular network device storing the requested data;
- and
- sending a data message to the particular network device to retrieve the requested data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.