System and method for interfacing with a management system
View Patent ↗A network controller may split, via a pass-through driver, processing of transmit and/or receive network traffic handled by the network controller. Physical layer (PHY) processing and/or Medium Access Control (MAC) processing of the management traffic may be performed internally via the network controller. The pass-through driver may route at least a portion of management traffic carried via the transmit and/or receive network traffic externally to said network controller for processing. In this regard, the pass-through driver may enable routing of data and/or messages to enable performing the external processing of management traffic. An application processor may be used to perform the external processing of management traffic.
1. A method for network management, the method comprising: splitting, via a pass-through driver in a network controller, processing of transmit and/or receive network traffic handled by said network controller, wherein:
said pass-through driver routes at least a portion of management traffic, carried via said receive network traffic, externally to said network controller for processing; and
said pass-through driver performs said routing based on one or more commands that specify one or more matching parameters.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a physical layer (PHY) processing and/or a Medium Access Control (MAC) processing of said management traffic is performed internally via said network controller.
3. The method according to claim 1 , comprising utilizing said pass-through driver in said network controller, to enable routing of data and/or messages to enable performing said external processing of management traffic.
4. The method according to claim 1 , comprising utilizing an application processor to perform said external processing of management traffic.
5. A system for network management, the system comprising: one or more processors that enable splitting, via a pass-through driver in a network controller, of processing of transmit and/or receive network traffic handled by said network controller, wherein:
said pass-through driver routes at least a portion of management traffic, carried via said receive network traffic, externally to said network controller for processing; and
said pass-through driver performs said routing based on one or more commands that specify one or more matching parameters.
6. The system according to claim 5 , wherein said one or more processors enable performance of a physical layer (PHY) and/or a Medium Access Control (MAC) processing of said management traffic internally via said network controller.
7. The system according to claim 5 , wherein said one or more processors enable utilization of said pass-through driver in said network controller, to enable routing of data and/or messages to enable performing said external processing of management traffic.
8. The system according to claim 5 , comprising utilizing one or more processors external to said network controller, wherein said one or more processors external to said network controller comprise an application processor that performs said external processing of management traffic.
9. A method, comprising:
configuring one or more packet filters in a network controller based on information received from a management controller;
reporting information regarding said configuring of said one or more packet filters to said management controller; and
identifying via said configured one or more packet filters, received network packets comprising management traffic, wherein said identifying enables determining how to handle said identified received network packets.
10. The method according to claim 9 , comprising receiving one or more commands from said management controller that enables said configuring of said one or more packet filters.
11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein said one or more received commands enables setup, modification and/or deletion of said one or more packet filters.
12. The method according to claim 9 , wherein said reported information enables said management controller to manage said configured one or more packet filters in said network controller.
13. The method according to claim 9 , comprising filtering said received network packets via said one or more configured packet filters to enable said identification.
14. The method according to claim 9 , comprising communicating at least a portion of said received network packets from said network controller to said management controller and/or one or more processors based on said identification.
15. The method according to claim 9 , comprising processing at least a portion of said received network packets by said network controller based on said identification.