US 12,405,903 B2
System and method for facilitating fine-grain flow control in a network interface controller (NIC)
David Charles Hewson, Bristol (GB); Abdulla M. Bataineh, Seattle, WA (US); Thomas L. Court, Three Lakes, WI (US); and Duncan Roweth, Bristol (GB)
Assigned to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Spring, TX (US)
Filed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Spring, TX (US)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/542,412.
Application 18/542,412 is a continuation of application No. 17/594,818, granted, now 11,863,431, previously published as PCT/US2020/024245, filed on Mar. 23, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/852,203, filed on May 23, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/852,289, filed on May 23, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/852,273, filed on May 23, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0121179 A1, Apr. 11, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 13/16 (2006.01); G06F 9/50 (2006.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); G06F 12/0862 (2016.01); G06F 12/1036 (2016.01); G06F 12/1045 (2016.01); G06F 13/14 (2006.01); G06F 13/28 (2006.01); G06F 13/38 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01); G06F 15/173 (2006.01); H04L 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 43/0876 (2022.01); H04L 43/10 (2022.01); H04L 45/00 (2022.01); H04L 45/02 (2022.01); H04L 45/021 (2022.01); H04L 45/028 (2022.01); H04L 45/12 (2022.01); H04L 45/122 (2022.01); H04L 45/125 (2022.01); H04L 45/16 (2022.01); H04L 45/24 (2022.01); H04L 45/42 (2022.01); H04L 45/745 (2022.01); H04L 47/10 (2022.01); H04L 47/11 (2022.01); H04L 47/12 (2022.01); H04L 47/122 (2022.01); H04L 47/20 (2022.01); H04L 47/22 (2022.01); H04L 47/24 (2022.01); H04L 47/2441 (2022.01); H04L 47/2466 (2022.01); H04L 47/2483 (2022.01); H04L 47/30 (2022.01); H04L 47/32 (2022.01); H04L 47/34 (2022.01); H04L 47/52 (2022.01); H04L 47/62 (2022.01); H04L 47/625 (2022.01); H04L 47/6275 (2022.01); H04L 47/629 (2022.01); H04L 47/76 (2022.01); H04L 47/762 (2022.01); H04L 47/78 (2022.01); H04L 47/80 (2022.01); H04L 49/00 (2022.01); H04L 49/101 (2022.01); H04L 49/15 (2022.01); H04L 49/90 (2022.01); H04L 49/9005 (2022.01); H04L 49/9047 (2022.01); H04L 67/1097 (2022.01); H04L 69/22 (2022.01); H04L 69/40 (2022.01); H04L 45/28 (2022.01); H04L 45/7453 (2022.01); H04L 69/28 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 13/1642 (2013.01) [G06F 9/505 (2013.01); G06F 9/546 (2013.01); G06F 12/0862 (2013.01); G06F 12/1036 (2013.01); G06F 12/1063 (2013.01); G06F 13/14 (2013.01); G06F 13/16 (2013.01); G06F 13/1673 (2013.01); G06F 13/28 (2013.01); G06F 13/385 (2013.01); G06F 13/4022 (2013.01); G06F 13/4068 (2013.01); G06F 13/4221 (2013.01); G06F 15/17331 (2013.01); H04L 1/0083 (2013.01); H04L 43/0876 (2013.01); H04L 43/10 (2013.01); H04L 45/02 (2013.01); H04L 45/021 (2013.01); H04L 45/028 (2013.01); H04L 45/122 (2013.01); H04L 45/123 (2013.01); H04L 45/125 (2013.01); H04L 45/16 (2013.01); H04L 45/20 (2013.01); H04L 45/22 (2013.01); H04L 45/24 (2013.01); H04L 45/38 (2013.01); H04L 45/42 (2013.01); H04L 45/46 (2013.01); H04L 45/566 (2013.01); H04L 45/70 (2013.01); H04L 45/745 (2013.01); H04L 47/11 (2013.01); H04L 47/12 (2013.01); H04L 47/122 (2013.01); H04L 47/18 (2013.01); H04L 47/20 (2013.01); H04L 47/22 (2013.01); H04L 47/24 (2013.01); H04L 47/2441 (2013.01); H04L 47/2466 (2013.01); H04L 47/2483 (2013.01); H04L 47/30 (2013.01); H04L 47/32 (2013.01); H04L 47/323 (2013.01); H04L 47/34 (2013.01); H04L 47/39 (2013.01); H04L 47/52 (2013.01); H04L 47/621 (2013.01); H04L 47/6235 (2013.01); H04L 47/626 (2013.01); H04L 47/6275 (2013.01); H04L 47/629 (2013.01); H04L 47/76 (2013.01); H04L 47/762 (2013.01); H04L 47/781 (2013.01); H04L 47/80 (2013.01); H04L 49/101 (2013.01); H04L 49/15 (2013.01); H04L 49/30 (2013.01); H04L 49/3009 (2013.01); H04L 49/3018 (2013.01); H04L 49/3027 (2013.01); H04L 49/90 (2013.01); H04L 49/9005 (2013.01); H04L 49/9021 (2013.01); H04L 49/9036 (2013.01); H04L 49/9047 (2013.01); H04L 67/1097 (2013.01); H04L 69/22 (2013.01); H04L 69/40 (2013.01); G06F 13/1689 (2013.01); G06F 2212/50 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0026 (2013.01); G06F 2213/3808 (2013.01); H04L 45/28 (2013.01); H04L 45/7453 (2013.01); H04L 69/28 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computing system, comprising:
a processing resource; and
a network interface controller (NIC) to:
receive a control frame indicating initiation of a flow control operation for a data flow;
insert information from the control frame into an entry of a data structure stored in the NIC;
match a packet with the data flow based on an address of the packet;
identify the entry in the data structure based on one or more fields of the packet; and
determine whether the packet is allowed to be forwarded based on the flow control operation according to the information in the entry.