| DanielC | 7040e55 | 2012-09-06 19:59:06 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | |
| 2 | Theory of Operation: |
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| 4 | The Silicom Bypass Network Interface Cards (NICs) are network cards with paired ports (2 or 4). |
| 5 | The pairs either act as a "wire" allowing the network packets to pass or insert the device in |
| 6 | between the two ports. When paired with the on-board hardware watchdog or other failsafe, |
| 7 | they provide high availability for the network in the face of software outages or maintenance. |
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| 9 | The software requirements are for a kernel level driver that interfaces with the bypass and watchdog, |
| 10 | as well as for control software. User control can be either the provided standalone executable |
| 11 | (/bin/bpctl) or the API exposed by the Silicom library. |
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