发明名称 |
TECHNOLOGIES FOR REPROGRAMMING NETWORK INTERFACE CARDS OVER A NETWORK |
摘要 |
Technologies for reprogramming/updating non-volatile memory (NVM) for a peripheral, such as a network interface controller (NIC). Communications are provided in the NIC for communicating data to and from a network from a computer node, along with a controller operatively coupled to the communications for controlling the communication of data. A NIC access redirection agent module is configured to accesses a NVM firmware image from the network via the communications to reprogram and/or update the NIC, wherein the accessed NVM firmware image is utilized by the computer node NIC for operation. A network node may include a firmware manager for selecting one of a plurality of NVM firmware images and provide access to the selected NVM firmware image for the computer node to update computer node firmware for the computing device over the computer network. |
申请公布号 |
US2016188313(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.06.30 |
申请号 |
US201414583665 |
申请日期 |
2014.12.27 |
申请人 |
Dubal Scott P.;Connor Patrick |
发明人 |
Dubal Scott P.;Connor Patrick |
分类号 |
G06F9/445;G06F15/167;H04L29/08 |
主分类号 |
G06F9/445 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A computing device for updating firmware for a network interface controller (NIC) for communicating over a network, comprising:
a controller module for controlling the communication of data between the NIC and the network; and an access redirection agent module, wherein the access redirection agent module accesses a non-volatile memory (NVM) firmware image over the network via the controller module and wherein the accessed NVM firmware image is utilized by the NIC in the computing device for operation. |
地址 |
Beaverton OR US |