TECHNIQUES FOR USING AN ASSIGNED SWITCH IDENTIFICATION AT AN INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE

摘要

Examples are disclosed for assigning a switch identification to data received at an input/output device coupled to a host device. In some examples, the data may be associated with a virtual station interface (VSI) for a virtual machine implemented at the host device. For these examples, a switch identification may be assigned to the data based on identification information for the data or an originator of at least a portion of the identification information. The assigned switch identification may then be used as part of a lookup table to determine one or more actions for processing the data at the input/output device. Other examples are described and claimed.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving data to be routed through a virtual station interface at an input/output device, the data sent from one of a virtual machine implemented at a host device coupled to the input/output device or a network element coupled to the input/output device via a network communication link; assigning a switch identification to the data based, at least in part, on identification information for the data and an originator of at least a portion of the identification information; and determining one or more actions for processing the data at the input/output device using the assigned switch identification with a lookup table maintained at the input/output device.