Network controller
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1. A network controller system, comprising:
- a plurality of network ports; and
a driver system that operates the plurality of network ports;
the driver system determining which of said network ports can be combined together to form a team.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are disclosed by which it is determined which ports in a system can be combined together to form a team and/or whether ports that are already operated as part of a team are eligible to continue to be operated in the team.
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29 Claims
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1. A network controller system, comprising:
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a plurality of network ports; and
a driver system that operates the plurality of network ports;
the driver system determining which of said network ports can be combined together to form a team. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer system adapted to couple to one or more network devices, comprising:
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a processor;
a plurality of network interface controllers (NICs) coupled to said processor; and
a controller subsystem that operates the plurality of NICs, the controller subsystem determining which of said NICs are combinable as a team, the team is assigned a network address to be used by external logic. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A network controller system, comprising:
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a plurality of network ports; and
a means for determining which of said network ports can be combined together to form a team. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A computer system, comprising:
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a processor;
a plurality of ports coupled to said processor, said ports adapted to connect to a network, the network to which one port connects being the same or different as the network to which another port connects, at least two of said ports are operated as a team; and
logic coupled to said ports, said logic determines whether said ports in said team continue to be eligible to be operated in said team. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method usable in a system comprising a plurality of ports operated as team having a single address to external devices, said method comprising:
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transmitting packets from each port in said team to all other ports in said team;
determining whether said packets are received;
determining which of said ports may continue to be operated in said team and which of said ports, if any, are ineligible to be operated in said team; and
providing information that indicates which ports are eligible to be operated in said team and which ports, if any, are ineligible to be operated in said team. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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