Patent ID: 11924032
Assignee: XILINX, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 16:
17. A method for execution by a management controller of a network interface device, the method comprising:
generating a control message in response to receiving a request; and
providing 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.