Systems and methods for remote and local host-accessible management controller tunneled audio capability
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1. An information handling system comprising:
- a processor; and
a management controller for providing out-of-band management facilities for management of the information handling system, the out-of-band management facilities including management of the information handling system while the information handling system is in a physically powered-off state, wherein the management controller is configured to emulate a physical audio controller device for interfacing with an operating system executing on the processor such that the management controller is configured to proxy audio data between the operating system and one or more audio devices.
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Abstract
In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system may include a processor and a management controller for providing out-of-band management facilities for management of the information handling system, the management controller configured to emulate a physical audio controller device for interfacing with an operating system executing on the processor such that the management controller proxies audio data between the operating system and one or more audio devices.
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1. An information handling system comprising:
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a processor; and a management controller for providing out-of-band management facilities for management of the information handling system, the out-of-band management facilities including management of the information handling system while the information handling system is in a physically powered-off state, wherein the management controller is configured to emulate a physical audio controller device for interfacing with an operating system executing on the processor such that the management controller is configured to proxy audio data between the operating system and one or more audio devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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emulating, by a management controller for providing out-of-band management facilities for management of an information handling system, a physical audio controller device for interfacing with an operating system executing on a processor of the information handling system, wherein the out-of-band management facilities include management of the information handling system while the information handling system is in a physically powered-off state; and proxying, by the management controller, audio data between the operating system and one or more audio devices. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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