公开(公告)号：US20030145122A1

公开(公告)日：2003-07-31

申请号：US10059609

申请日：2002-01-30

申请人： International Business Machines Corporation

发明人： Dwip N. Banerjee ,  Deanna Lynn Quigg Brown ,  Vasu Vallabhaneni

IPC分类号： G06F015/16

CPC分类号： H04L29/12047 ,  H04L29/12009 ,  H04L61/15

摘要： A method, system and apparatus for allowing a single network adapter to be used by a plurality of partitions of a logically partitioned computer system (LPAR) are provided. Each partition assigns a different IP address to the network adapater. The different IP addresses are stored in a table. The table cross-references each IP address with its partition. When a piece of data is received by the computer system, the data is examined to find out the IP address associated with the data. Once done, the table is consulted to determine to which one of the plurality of partitions the data is to be forwarded. The data is then forwarded to the partition.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于允许单个网络适配器被逻辑分区计算机系统（LPAR）的多个分区使用的方法，系统和装置。 每个分区为网络适配器分配不同的IP地址。 不同的IP地址存储在表中。 该表交叉引用每个IP地址及其分区。 当计算机系统接收到一条数据时，检查数据以找出与该数据相关联的IP地址。 一旦完成，就查询表以确定要转发数据的多个分区中的哪个分区。 然后将数据转发到分区。

公开(公告)号：US20030204593A1

公开(公告)日：2003-10-30

申请号：US10132404

申请日：2002-04-25

申请人： International Business Machines Corporation

发明人： Deanna Lynn Quigg Brown ,  Lilian Sylvia Fernandes ,  Vinit Jain ,  Vasu Vallabhaneni

IPC分类号： G06F015/173 ,  G06F015/16

CPC分类号： H04L41/0816 ,  H04L41/5022 ,  H04L41/5058 ,  H04L43/0888

摘要： A data processing network and system in which a network connection is enabled to migrate among a multitude of available servers and/or clients to provide the connection using the most efficient available set of resources. Typically a server and client would indicate their respective support of this connection migration feature when the connection is established. An operating system or application program would monitor existing connections for characteristics including basic functionality and performance. If an existing connection were found to be faulty or low performing and the client and sever associated with the connection supported connection migration, the software would then determine if an alternative and more effective connection existed. Upon discovering such a connection, the parameters that define the connection would be altered to migrate the connection to the preferred hardware. In an embodiment in which the network connections are established with a transmission control protocol (TCP), each connection includes a four-tuple that completely defines the connection, namely, a source IP address, a source port number, a destination IP address, and a destination port number. By altering one or more of the connection's defining four-tuple, the invention is configured to migrate the connection to a NIC or system that is functioning more efficiently.

摘要翻译： 一种数据处理网络和系统，其中网络连接能够在多个可用服务器和/或客户端之间迁移，以使用最有效的可用资源集来提供连接。 通常，当建立连接时，服务器和客户端将指示它们各自支持此连接迁移功能。 操作系统或应用程序将监视现有连接的特性，包括基本功能和性能。 如果发现现有连接发生故障或性能不佳以及与连接支持的连接迁移相关联的客户端和服务器，则软件将确定是否存在替代和更有效的连接。 发现这样的连接后，将修改定义连接的参数，以将连接迁移到首选硬件。 在以传输控制协议（TCP）建立网络连接的实施例中，每个连接包括完全定义连接的四元组，即源IP地址，源端口号，目的IP地址和 目的地端口号。 通过改变一个或多个连接的定义四元组，本发明被配置为将连接迁移到更有效地运行的NIC或系统。