System and method for enabling interchangeable dedicated management network interface card access via fabric controller
First Claim
1. An information handling system, comprising:
- a processor;
a memory communicatively coupled to the processor;
a non-dedicated network interface communicatively coupled to the processor, the non-dedicated network interface having a first sideband interface;
a dedicated network interface having a second sideband interface communicatively coupled to the first sideband interface the dedicated network interface further including;
a PHY configured to communicatively couple to a network;
a media access control filter interfaced between the PHY and the second sideband interface and configured to filter communications using address filtering such that management data received by the media access control filter is forwarded while non-management data received by the media access control filter is not forwarded; and
a baseboard management controller communicatively coupled to the second sideband interface.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for reducing problems and disadvantages associated with traditional approaches to providing dedicated network interface card access are provided. An information handling system may include a processor, a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, a non-dedicated network interface communicatively coupled to the processor, a dedicated network interface, and a baseboard management controller. The non-dedicated network interface may have a first sideband interface. The dedicated network interface may have a second sideband interface communicatively coupled to the first sideband interface. The baseboard management controller may be communicatively coupled to the second sideband interface.
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19 Claims
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1. An information handling system, comprising:
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a processor; a memory communicatively coupled to the processor; a non-dedicated network interface communicatively coupled to the processor, the non-dedicated network interface having a first sideband interface; a dedicated network interface having a second sideband interface communicatively coupled to the first sideband interface the dedicated network interface further including; a PHY configured to communicatively couple to a network; a media access control filter interfaced between the PHY and the second sideband interface and configured to filter communications using address filtering such that management data received by the media access control filter is forwarded while non-management data received by the media access control filter is not forwarded; and a baseboard management controller communicatively coupled to the second sideband interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A network interface device, comprising:
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a sideband interface configured to communicatively couple to a baseboard management controller; a PHY configured to communicatively couple to a network; and a media access control filter interfaced between the PHY and the sideband interface and configured to filter communications using address filtering such that management data received by the media access control filter is forwarded while non-management data received by the media access control filter is not forwarded. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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