System and method for data center security enhancements leveraging server SOCs or server fabrics

US9054990B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9054990-B2
Application numberUS-201213475713-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 18, 2012
Priority dateOct 30, 2009
Publication dateJun 9, 2015
Grant dateJun 9, 2015

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A data center security system and method are provided that leverage server systems on a chip (SOCs) and/or server fabrics. In more detail, server interconnect fabrics may be leveraged and extended to dramatically improve security within a data center.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A server system on a chip (SoC) device, comprising: one or more processing cores; one or more media access control (MAC) units connected to the one or more processing cores, wherein each of the one or more MAC units is assigned a domain identifier and a management domain bit, wherein the domain identifier indicates a particular network domain to which each of the one or more MAC units belongs, and wherein the management domain bit indicates access to…

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What does patent US9054990B2 cover?
A data center security system and method are provided that leverage server systems on a chip (SOCs) and/or server fabrics. In more detail, server interconnect fabrics may be leveraged and extended to dramatically improve security within a data center.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Davis Mark, Hobbs Jason, Borland David, and 4 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L49/3009. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 09 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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