Patent ID: 8281031
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for receiving and routing data without host intervention, the system comprising: a controller circuit comprising a first controller input/output (I/O) connection and an output, and configured to receive, over the first controller I/O connection, data packets targeted to a host processing unit; a router circuit comprising an input coupled to the output of the controller circuit, and configured to filter each data packet and obtain routing information corresponding to the data packet, wherein the router circuit further comprises an output and a router I/O connection; a first interface comprising an input coupled to the output of the router circuit, and further comprising an output, wherein the first interface corresponds to a first set of destination ports used by the host processing unit; and a second interface comprising a first I/O connection coupled to the router I/O connection, wherein the second interface corresponds to a second set of destination ports used by the host processing unit; wherein the router circuit is further configured to: