Patent ID: 8988987
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer program product for providing network communication on a computer system via first and second network communication protocols, the computer program product comprising: a nontransitory computer readable storage media; and program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media programming the computer system to perform a method comprising: performing first communication to and from a network via a first network communications protocol, including performing the first communication via a first virtual local area network (“VLAN”) device on a first physical port of a computer system network adapter, wherein the network adapter also includes a second VLAN device on the first port and includes first and second VLAN devices on a second physical port, wherein the second VLAN devices are programmed as a logically bonded, virtual device for network communication via a second network communications protocol; and performing second communication to and from the network via the second network communications protocol, including performing the second communication on the second physical port via the logically bonded, virtual device and the second VLAN device of the second physical port, wherein the second communication is concurrent with the first communication.