	US 11,983,405 B2
	Method for using BMC as proxy NVMeoF discovery controller to provide NVM subsystems to host
Sompong Paul Olarig, Pleasanton, CA (US); and Son T. Pham, San Ramon, CA (US)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Nov. 16, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/099,776.
Application 17/099,776 is a continuation of application No. 16/424,474, filed on May 28, 2019, granted, now 11,126,352.
Application 16/424,474 is a continuation of application No. 15/345,507, filed on Nov. 7, 2016, granted, now 10,346,041, issued on Jul. 9, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/394,726, filed on Sep. 14, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0072898 A1, Mar. 11, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G06F 13/16 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01); G06F 15/177 (2006.01); H04L 67/56 (2022.01)

CPC G06F 3/0607 (2013.01) [G06F 3/061 (2013.01); G06F 3/0632 (2013.01); G06F 3/0655 (2013.01); G06F 3/0658 (2013.01); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01); G06F 3/0689 (2013.01); G06F 11/30 (2013.01); G06F 13/1668 (2013.01); G06F 13/4022 (2013.01); G06F 15/177 (2013.01); H04L 67/56 (2022.05); G06F 2206/1014 (2013.01)]

20 Claims

1. A management device, comprising:

a communication logic to communicate with at least one device over one or more communication channels about data associated with the at least one device;

a reception logic to receive a query from a host, the query requesting information about the at least one device; and

a transmission logic to send a response to the host, the response including the data,

wherein the host is configured to send a message intended for the at least one device,

wherein the management device acts as a proxy for the at least one device by sending the response to the host, and

wherein the host is configured to communicate with the at least one device via a data plane.