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MULTICAST PACKET RECEPTION 709/246, 236; 713/153, 154; 726/13 See application file …

(57) ABSTRACT A method for receiving packet data by means of a data pro cessing system
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(57) ABSTRACT A network interface device providing a set of functions in hardware and
being operable in first and second modes: in a first mode, the network interface device being …

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SOLARFLARE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE …

Roughly described, a data processing system comprises a central processing unit and a
split network interface function ality, the split network interface functionality comprising: a first …

Roughly described, method for managing data transmission between a host subsystem and
a network interface device, in which the host writes data buffer descriptors into a DMA …

US7769923B2 - Interrupt management for multiple event queues - Google Patents
US7769923B2 - Interrupt management for multiple event queues - Google Patents Interrupt …

Method of managing interaction between a host subsystem and a peripheral device.
Roughly described, the peripheral device writes an event into an individual event queue …