Patent ID: 9507736
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L,Y02D

Claim Text:
1. A network controller, comprising: network controller circuitry including a host interface and a network interface, the network controller circuitry configured to receive management communication from a host via the host interface and to determine a destination for the management communication; and management controller circuitry integrated with the network controller circuitry, the management controller circuitry including a sideband interface that is separate from the host interface and the network interface, wherein the network controller circuitry is further configured to the management controller circuitry is configured to, when the management controller circuitry receives the management communication from the network controller circuitry, execute a management action according to the management communication or pass the management communication over the sideband interface, the network interface is integrated into the network controller circuitry, and the network interface is configured to communicate network data into and out of integrated logic circuitry comprising the network controller circuitry, the management controller circuitry, the host interface and the sideband interface.