US 11,924,032 B2
Network interface device
Steven Leslie Pope, Cambridge (GB); and David James Riddoch, Fenstanton (GB)
Assigned to Xilinx, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Xilinx, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/534,413.
Application 17/534,413 is a continuation of application No. 16/146,128, filed on Sep. 28, 2018, granted, now 11,570,045.
Prior Publication US 2022/0086042 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 41/0813 (2022.01); H04L 47/10 (2022.01); H04W 80/02 (2009.01); H04W 88/18 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 41/0813 (2013.01) [H04L 47/10 (2013.01); H04W 88/184 (2013.01); H04W 80/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A network interface device comprising:
a management controller, the management controller configured to:
generate a control message in response to receiving a request; and
provide the control message to a plurality of components arranged in a sequence to form a data path to process a flow of data in the data path one after another in the sequence, wherein the data is received at the network interface device from one of: a network, and a host device,
wherein the control message is provided to the plurality of components in the sequence of said data path, said control message being provided to said plurality of components through the data path,
wherein control information for one or more components of the plurality of components is provided within the control message in order to change a configuration of the one or more components.