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Title: NIC atomic operation unit with caching and bandwidth mitigation

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1240719

A network interface controller atomic operation unit and a network interface control method comprising, in an atomic operation unit of a network interface controller, using a write-through cache and employing a rate-limiting functional unit.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
Patent Number(s):
9,275,003
Application Number:
12/243,756
OSTI ID:
1240719
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2008 Oct 01
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Method and apparatus for providing remote memory access in a distributed memory multiprocessor system patent March 1997
Cache and Method for Cache Bypass Functionality patent-application May 2008