Patrick H Conner

US Patent:

20090249096, Oct 1, 2009

Filed:

Jun 12, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/484028

Inventors:

PATRICK CONNER - Portland OR, US
Yadong Li - Hillsboro OR, US
William Campbell - Beaverton OR, US
Indumathi Madhavan - Hillsboro OR, US
Miles Penner - Portland OR, US

International Classification:

G06F 1/32
H04L 12/56

US Classification:

713320, 370412

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for data transmission at energy efficient rates. An embodiment of an apparatus includes a port for the transfer of data. The port has an active state in which the port may transmit or receive data and an inactive state in which the port does not transmit or receive data. The apparatus further includes logic to control the transfer of data. The logic places the port into the active state for a first time period for the transfer of data and places the port into the inactive state for a second time period. The logic further prevents transfer of data during the inactive state.

US Patent:

20140122634, May 1, 2014

Filed:

Oct 29, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/663131

Inventors:

Patrick Conner - Beaverton OR, US
Chris Pavlas - Hillsboro OR, US
Elizabeth M. Kappler - Hillsboro OR, US
Matthew A. Jared - Hillsboro OR, US
Duke C. Hong - Hillsboro OR, US
Scott P. Dubal - Beaverton OR, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/167
G06F 13/16
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709212, 709213, 709217, 710308

Abstract:

Methods, apparatus, and computer platforms and architectures employing node aware network interfaces are disclosed. The methods and apparatus may be implemented on computer platforms such as those employing a Non-uniform Memory Access (NUMA) architecture including a plurality of nodes, each node comprising a plurality of components including a processor having at least one level of memory cache and being operatively coupled to system memory and operatively coupled to a NUMA aware Network Interface Controller (NIC). Under one method, a packet is received from a network at a first NIC comprising a component of a first node, and a determination is made that packet data for the packet is to be forwarded to a second node including a second NIC. The packet data is then forwarded from the first NIC to the second NIC via a NIC-to-NIC interconnect link. Upon being received at the second NIC, processing of the packet (data) is handled as if the packet was received from the network at the second NIC.