公开(公告)号：US20040252685A1

公开(公告)日：2004-12-16

申请号：US10461676

申请日：2003-06-13

Applicant: Mellanox Technologies Ltd.

Inventor： Michael Kagan ,  Freddy Gabbay ,  Peter Peneah ,  Alon Webman

IPC: H04L012/56

CPC classification number: H04L49/251 ,  H04L49/35 ,  H04L49/358

Abstract: Apparatus for interfacing a computing device with a network includes a switch and an interface adapter. The interface adapter includes packet generation circuitry, for preparing a packet for transmission onto the network through the switch, and a buffer, coupled to receive and store the packet prepared by the packet generation circuitry. An output interface, coupled between the buffer and a first port of the switch, submits a notification to the first port that the packet has been prepared in the buffer. Upon receiving a response from the first port indicating that a second port of the switch, connected to the network, is ready to transmit the packet, the output interface conveys the packet to the first port, whereupon the first port passes the packet to the second port for transmission onto the network.

Abstract translation: 用于将计算设备与网络连接的装置包括开关和接口适配器。 接口适配器包括分组生成电路，用于通过交换机准备用于传输到网络上的分组，以及缓冲器，被耦合以接收和存储由分组产生电路准备的分组。 耦合在缓冲器和交换机的第一端口之间的输出接口向第一端口提交在缓冲器中已准备好分组的通知。 当接收到来自第一端口的响应，指示连接到网络的交换机的第二端口准备好发送分组时，输出接口将分组传送到第一端口，于是第一端口将分组传递到第二端口 端口用于传输到网络。