Method for implementing vendor-specific mangement in an inifiniband device

摘要

Internal memory elements of vendor-specific network devices are made available using standardized network protocol packets. In accordance with the invention, reserved values of an attribute identifier field may be mapped to implementation-specific nodes within a particular manufacturer's network device, while a set of reserved attribute modifier values may be mapped to implementation-specific memory elements within the node specified by the value of the attribute identifier. Access to implementation-specific device internals is therefore made possible using the standard network protocol.