DIRECTED ROUTE LOAD/STORE PACKETS FOR DISTRIBUTED SWITCH INITIALIZATION
First Claim
1. A method of transmitting a packet from a source switch module to a destination switch module, comprising:
- receiving, at a first port of a first switch module, a packet that includes (i) path information specifying a route to the destination switch module and (ii) a set of load/store operations to be executed by the destination switch module;
inserting an indication of the first port into a return path information portion of the received packet; and
upon determining that the first switch module is not the destination switch module, transmitting the packet to a second switch module using a second port, the second port specified in the path information of the received packet, wherein the destination switch module is configured, upon receiving the packet, to copy the set of load/store operations into an execution buffer to be automatically executed.
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Abstract
Techniques for transmitting a packet from a source switch module to a destination switch module. Embodiments receive, at a first port of a first switch module, a packet that includes (i) path information specifying a route to the destination switch module and (ii) a set of load/store operations to be executed by the destination switch module. An indication of the first port is inserted into a return path information portion of the received packet. Upon determining that the first switch module is not the destination switch module, embodiments transmit the packet to a second switch module using a second port, the second port specified in the path information of the received packet, wherein the destination switch module is configured, upon receiving the packet, to copy the set of load/store operations into an execution buffer to be automatically executed.
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1. A method of transmitting a packet from a source switch module to a destination switch module, comprising:
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receiving, at a first port of a first switch module, a packet that includes (i) path information specifying a route to the destination switch module and (ii) a set of load/store operations to be executed by the destination switch module; inserting an indication of the first port into a return path information portion of the received packet; and upon determining that the first switch module is not the destination switch module, transmitting the packet to a second switch module using a second port, the second port specified in the path information of the received packet, wherein the destination switch module is configured, upon receiving the packet, to copy the set of load/store operations into an execution buffer to be automatically executed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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