Alerting system, architecture and circuitry
First Claim
1. A method for supporting ASF in an ASD using one or more embedded processors, the method comprising:
- providing a packet stream having both ASF and non ASF packets;
filtering and separating the ASF packets from the non-ASF packets;
accepting the ASF related packets to be processed;
examining the ASF related packets using a firmware routines running on the one or more embedded processors; and
generating an appropriate response.
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Abstract
A method for supporting ASF in an ASD using one or more embedded processors. In one aspect of the invention the method comprises accepting ASF related packets, examining the ASF related packets using a firmware routine running on the one or more embedded processors, and generating a response. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract, which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for supporting ASF in an ASD using one or more embedded processors, the method comprising:
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providing a packet stream having both ASF and non ASF packets;
filtering and separating the ASF packets from the non-ASF packets;
accepting the ASF related packets to be processed;
examining the ASF related packets using a firmware routines running on the one or more embedded processors; and
generating an appropriate response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for processing communications packets in an ASD, the method comprising:
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accepting a sequence of packets, the sequence of packets including a plurality of types of packets;
detecting ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) packets;
removing the ARP packets from the sequence of a plurality of types of packets, without affecting or slowing down the non ASF packets; and
notifying at least one processor to process the ARP packets. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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15. A method for processing communications packets in an ASD, the method comprising:
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accepting a sequence of packets, the sequence of packets including a plurality of types of packets;
detecting RMCP (Remote Management and Control Protocol) packets;
removing the Remote Management and Control Protocol (RMCP) packets from the sequence of a plurality of types of packets, without affecting or slowing down the non RMCP packets; and
notifying at least one processor to process the RMCP packets.
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19. A method of providing ASF timers the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of hardware timers;
loading the timers with a count;
starting the timers counting;
creating an indication of timer expiration on expiration of the count for each timer; and
examining the indication of timer expiration of at least one of the timers.
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27. A method for supporting ASF in an ASD using one or more embedded processors, the method comprising:
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providing a packet stream having both ASF and non ASF packets;
filtering and separating the ASF packets from the non-ASF packets;
accepting the ASF related packets to be processed;
examining the ASF related packets using a firmware routines running on the one or more embedded processors; and
generating an appropriate response.
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28. An apparatus for processing communications packets in an ASD, the apparatus comprising:
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an input for accepting a sequence of packets, the sequence of packets including a plurality of types of packets;
a pattern matching circuit for detecting ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) packets;
a queue for placing the detected ARP packets in; and
at least one processor to remove the ARP packets from the queue and process the ARP packets.
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29. An apparatus for processing communications packets in an ASD, the apparatus comprising:
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an input for accepting a sequence of packets, the sequence of packets including a plurality of types of packets;
a pattern matching circuit for detecting RMCP packets;
a queue for placing the detected RMCP packets in; and
at least one processor to remove the RMCP packets from the queue and process the RMCP packets.
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30. An apparatus for providing ASF timers the apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of hardware timers;
at least one embedded processor, which loads the timers with a count;
at least one embedded processor, which and starts the timers counting;
a register for receiving an indication of timer expiration on expiration of the count for each timer; and
at least one embedded processor, which examines the indication of timer expiration of at least one of the timers.
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