Memory-mapped buffers for network interface controllers
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1. A processing system comprising:
- a plurality of processing cells, each of said processing cells including at least one processor and at least one system memory; and
a network interface controller (NIC) associated with each of said plurality of processing cells for transmitting and receiving data between said processing cells;
wherein each of said plurality of cells further includes a memory interconnect to which said NIC is directly connected and said NIC includes at least one memory-mapped buffer.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing network interface controllers (NICs) with memory-mapped buffers are described. A processing system includes a plurality of processing cells, each including at least one processor and at least one system memory. A NIC is associated with each of the processing cells for transmitting and receiving data between the processing cells. Each of the cells further includes a memory interconnect to which the NIC is directly connected and the NIC includes at least one memory-mapped buffer.
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1. A processing system comprising:
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a plurality of processing cells, each of said processing cells including at least one processor and at least one system memory; and a network interface controller (NIC) associated with each of said plurality of processing cells for transmitting and receiving data between said processing cells; wherein each of said plurality of cells further includes a memory interconnect to which said NIC is directly connected and said NIC includes at least one memory-mapped buffer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for communicating data in a processing system comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of processing cells, each of said processing cells including at least one processor and at least one system memory; and transmitting and receiving data between said processing cells via a network interface controller (NIC) associated with each of said plurality of processing cells; wherein each of said plurality of cells further includes a memory interconnect to which said NIC is directly connected and said NIC includes at least one memory-mapped buffer. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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