Patent ID: 9253248
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A data handling apparatus comprising: a network interface controller configured to interface a processing node to a network, the network interface controller comprising: a network interface comprising a plurality of lines coupled to the network for communicating data on the network; a register interface comprising a plurality of lines coupled to a plurality of registers; a processing node interface comprising at least one line coupled to the processing node for communicating data with a local processor local to the processing node, the local processor being configured to read data to and write data from the plurality of registers; and a packet-former configured form packets comprising a header and a payload, the packet-former configured to use data from the plurality of registers to form the header and to use data from the local processor to form the payload, and configured to insert formed packets onto the network; and the local processor local to the processing node coupled to the network interface controller via the processing node interface, the local processor configured to send a packet CPAK of a first class to the network interface controller for storage in the plurality of resisters wherein the CPAK comprises a plurality of K fields F the first class of packets CPAK specifies usage for transferring data between the local processor and the network interface controller.