Patent ID: 7554993
Filing Date: 2009-06-30
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A communication device for use in a node of a system having a plurality of nodes, each of the plurality of nodes having a network interface controller (“NIC”), each of the NICs being associated with a public identifier and a private identifier, the communication device comprising: a first protocol stack to operate according to a first protocol, the first protocol being associated with the public identifier; a second protocol stack to operate according to a second protocol, the second protocol being associated with the private identifier, the second protocol being the WinSock Direct (“WSD”) protocol; a storage device that directly associates the public identifier of at least one NIC with the first protocol stack; a storage device that directly associates the private identifier of at least one NIC with the second protocol stack; and wherein messages that incorporate the public identifier are directed to the first protocol stack and messages that incorporate the private identifier are directed to the second protocol stack, and wherein a message which is received and/or sent by one of the plurality of nodes is processed to determine whether an internet protocol (IP) address of the message is associated with the second protocol stack, and wherein if the IP address is not associated with the second protocol stack, the message is directed to the first protocol stack.