Switching API

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8423639
APP PUB NO 20110087774A1
SERIAL NO

12900217

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A network interface device for a data processing system comprising: one or more network connection ports for connection to a network; a routing table supported at a memory of the network interface device; a controller operable to modify the routing table; and a control plane interface of the controller arranged to receive routing table update instructions carried in one or more control packets received at the said ports; wherein the control plane interface is configured to, on receiving a routing table update instruction, cause the controller to update the routing table in accordance with the routing table update instruction.

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  • SOLARFLARE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Pope, Steven L Costa Mesa, US 72 1183
Riddoch, David Cambridge, GB 27 1017

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