489 results about "Physical function" patented technology

The system and method address the situation where an input/output (I/O) fabric is shared by more than one logical partition (LPAR) and where each LPAR can share with the other LPARs an I/O adapter (IOA). In particular, each LPAR is assigned its own separate address space to access a virtual function (VF) assigned to it such that each LPAR's perception is that it has its own independent IOA. Each VF may be shared across multiple LPARs. Facilities are provided for management of the shared resources of the IOA via a Physical Function (PF) of the IOA by assignment of that PF to an I/O Virtualization Management Partition (IMP). The code running in the IMP acts as a virtual intermediary to the VFs for fully managing the VF error handling, VF reset, and configuration operations. The IMP also acts as an interface to the PF for accessing common VF functionality. Furthermore, the functions of resource assignment and management relative to the VFs and the client partitions that use those VFs, which might normally be done by an entity like a hypervisor, are implemented by this IMP.

A method for providing support for multi-tenancy in single root input/out virtualization (SR-IOV) enabled physical network interface controller (NIC) is provided. The NIC is associated with a host. The SR-IOV provides a physical function (PF) and a set of virtual functions (VFs) for the NIC. The method at a VF of the physical NIC, receives a mapping table of an overlay network which associates an identification of each of a set of virtual machine (VM) of a tenant on the host to an identification of a tunnel end point on the overlay network. The method receives a transmit packet from a VM connected to the VF and performs a lookup in the mapping table to identify source and destination tunnel end points associated with source and destination VMs in the packet. The method encapsulates the packet, for transmission through the tunnel end point associated with the source VM.

A vendor-independent resource configuration interface automatically maps virtual functions to physical functions in a self-virtualizing IO resource using the concept of a logical port that maps to a particular physical port and protocol in the self-virtualizing IO resource. A user wishing to provide a logical partition access to a self-virtualizing IO resource typically creates or configures a logical port for the logical partition by mapping the logical port to a particular physical port and protocol defined for the self-virtualizing IO resource, and an appropriate virtual function mapped to an appropriate physical function on an appropriate self-virtualizing IO resource is automatically selected, typically without requiring the user to have a detailed understanding of the numbers of supported virtual functions, physical functions and protocols supported by specific resources.

Error handling is simplified for a self-virtualizing IO resource that utilizes a physical function adjunct partition for a physical function in the self-virtualizing IO resource to coordinate error recovery for the self-virtualizing IO resource, by restarting each virtual function adjunct partition associated with that physical function to avoid the need to coordinate error recovery within the logical partitions to which such virtual function adjunct partitions are assigned.

Methods and apparatus for collection of Netflow data and export offload using network silicon. In accordance with aspects of the embodiments, the Netflow export and collection functions are offloaded to the network silicon in the chipset, System on a Chip (SoC), backplane switch, disaggregated switch, virtual switch (vSwitch) accelerator, and Network Interface Card/Controller (NIC) level. For apparatus implementing virtualized environments, one or both of the collection and export functions are implemented at the Physical Function (PF) and/or Virtual Function (VF) layers of the apparatus.

The system and method address the situation where an input/output (I/O) fabric is shared by more than one logical partition (LPAR) and where each LPAR can share with the other LPARs an I/O adapter (IOA). In particular, each LPAR is assigned its own separate address space to access a virtual function (VF) assigned to it such that each LPAR's perception is that it has its own independent IOA. Each VF may be shared across multiple LPARs. Facilities are provided for management of the shared resources of the IOA via a Physical Function (PF) of the IOA by assignment of that PF to an I/O Virtualization Management Partition (IMP). The code running in the IMP acts as a virtual intermediary to the VFs for fully managing the VF error handling, VF reset, and configuration operations. The IMP also acts as an interface to the PF for accessing common VF functionality.

A method is provided comprising: enumerating a group of available virtual functions corresponding to the physical function; mapping the group of available virtual functions to a non-transparent port of the switch by creating a copy of a configuration space for the physical function while assigning unique vendor and device identifications for different classes of devices, wherein the mapping creates a pseudo physical function exposing a subset of the SR-IOV capability from the configuration space for the physical function; receiving a request to access the physical function from the single host; and providing the pseudo physical function to the single host for loading on the single host, in response to the receiving of the request, wherein the pseudo physical function is designed to call management functions of the single host to enable the group of available virtual functions in a local hierarchy of the single host.

The present invention provides a device for the stimulation of smooth muscle tissue. The device includes a stimulator arranged to provide a signal to the smooth muscle tissue to control response of the smooth muscle tissue, and an interface arranged to allow programming of a controller of the stimulator. The interface may interact with an external controller. The device finds use in controlling smooth muscle tissue, such as a neosphincter, for the control of urinary or faecal incontinence in a patient.

A method of controlling a virtual machine of a computer, the computer comprising: a physical machine comprising an I/O adapter having a physical function that creates a virtual function; a virtualization unit that provides computer resources of the physical machine to the virtual machine; and an OS that is executed on the virtual machine, the virtualization unit creating a virtual machine to which the virtual function is assigned, the virtual machine running the OS thereon, the method comprising: a first step of detecting, by the virtualization unit, a state change of the I/O adapter; a second step of identifying, by the virtualization unit, when a state of the I/O adapter becomes a predetermined state, the virtual machine to which the virtual function is assigned; and a third step of notifying, by the virtualization unit, the OS running on the identified virtual machine of the state of the I/O adapter.

The invention relates to a split type robot nursing bed having the rehabilitation training function. The split type robot nursing bed having the rehabilitation training function comprises a nursing bed body and an electric wheelchair. The electric wheelchair is arranged in the nursing bed body in the mode that the electric wheelchair can be combined with the nursing bed body. The electric wheelchair can also be separated from the nursing bed body. The nursing bed body comprises a bed frame, a bed backrest, a bed stand plate, a bed thigh plate and a bed shank plate. An electric wheelchair clamping station is arranged on the other side of the bed frame. The electric wheelchair structurally comprises a chair seat, a wheelchair bearing base, a movable base, armrests and a control mechanism. A wheelchair backrest, a wheelchair seat plate, a wheelchair thigh plate, a wheelchair shank plate and wheelchair foot supports are hinged to one another in sequence. The bearing base is provided with electric pushing rods used for adjustment of the posture of the seat. The control mechanism is arranged on the armrest on one side of the wheelchair backrest. The split type robot nursing bed having the rehabilitation training function is suitable for bedridden people who suffer from limb disturbance and are disabled or semi-disabled and the old who cannot take care of themselves due to weakening of the physical function, the daily nursing demands for turning of people, adjustment of the posture, switching between the bed and the wheelchair and the like can be met, and auxiliary rehabilitation training can also be conducted.

A system and method for registering combinations of physical and/or virtual functions for configuring an endpoint are provided. With the system and method, a mechanism informs a management component of a multifunction endpoint's functional combinations. The management component may then use this information to select the functional combinations that are to be made visible to each system image. The informing of the management component may be performed by writing values to various predefined fields in a configuration space for a physical or virtual function that provides information regarding the number of virtual functions supported, the combination of functions supported, a nominal combination of virtual functions to be used by the physical function, and a group identifier for identifying which functions are linked in a combination grouping.

Disclosed is a wrist band. The wrist band comprises a cylinder-shaped band body having a plurality of water absorbing pockets receiving a water absorbing agent therein and surrounding a user's wrist, one or more elastic bands for elastically connecting the pair of water absorbing agent pockets with each other, and a water absorbing agent chemical received in the band body. The wrist band performs a physical function of tightening to thereby pressurize a user's wrist when a user wears it, and can enhance an exercise effect. In addition, the wrist band can adjust body temperature and provide a fomentation effect thanks to the use of a water absorbing agent. Furthermore, the wrist band can easily absorb sweat from a body, so that it can be used like a towel.

The invention discloses a materialized mapping method of a touch screen virtual key and a touch screen game mobile phone using the same. The method is realized by using the following steps of: a, opening a game interface of a touch screen intelligent mobile phone; b, displaying a preset virtual key on the touch screen; c, pressing down an outgoing call key of a mapping area key, displaying the mapping area key corresponding to a physical key on the touch screen, wherein the mapping area key has the same function as the corresponding physical key; and d, dragging the mapping area key to the virtual key of which a user wants to realize physical key function by using a touch object and realizing the function of the virtual key provided by the game which is controlled by the physical key. By using the materialized mapping method, the mapping area key of the physical key is convenient to drag to be overlapped with the virtual key of the game itself so as to correspond to an existing game; and the control of the game is realized without modifying the non-dedicated game.

The invention provides a message processing method in a cloud computing system, a host, and a system. At least one network card is connected with the host, and the host is used for running of virtual machine monitor VMM, and the VMM is used for running of a first virtual machine. The VMM comprises a virtual network bridge and a virtual network function module. The network card comprises exchange equipment and at least network ports. The first network port is corresponding to at least one physical function PF and various virtual functions VF. The at least one VF of the first network port is directly connected with the first virtual machine. The first virtual machine is used to transmit data packets through the VF connected with the virtual machine, and the exchange equipment of the first network port is used to forward the data packets according to the target MAC addresses of the data packets, and the data packets are transmitted to the virtual network bridges of the VMM, and then the virtual network bridge is used to transmit the data packets to the virtual network function module. The virtual network function module is used to provide abundant virtual network function processing for the data packets. In a scene of network card direct connection, after the data packets are transmitted by the virtual machine via the directly connected VF, by adopting the above mentioned way, the data packets are used to redirected to the virtual network function modules of the VMM, and the software module is used to provide the abundant virtual network functions.

The invention relates to a high temperature semitransparent material spectrum direction apparent emissivity inversion measuring device and method, belongs to the technical field of high temperature physical function material hot measurement and aims to solve the problems of low accuracy, low temperature upper limit, narrow measuring waveband and existence of dead measuring angle in the conventional semitransparent material spectrum direction apparent emissivity measurement. According to the invention, a fourier infrared spectrometer is used for measuring the high temperature normal direction transmissivity and the high temperature normal direction emissivity of a semitransparent material respectively, further the spectral refractivity and the spectral absorption factor of the semitransparent material are computed according to a radiation transfer inverse problem solving method, and finally the high temperature spectrum direction apparent emissivity of the semitransparent material is computed through the spectral refractivity and the spectral absorption factor of the material. The invention provides a method capable of accurately measuring the spectrum direction apparent emissivity of the semitransparent material, and can be widely applied to various fields of aviation, military, energy sources, chemical engineering and atmospheric sciences and the like.

A method, computer program product, and system that includes a virtual function module with an emulated display timing device, a first independent resource, and a second independent resource, where the first and second independent resources signal a physical function module that a new surface has been rendered, and where the physical function module signals the virtual function module via the emulated timing device and the first and second independent resources when the rendered new surface has been displayed, copied, used, or otherwise consumed.

This invention provides use of a SARM compound or a composition comprising the same in treating and preventing muscle wasting in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); treating pre-cachexia or early cachexia (preventing muscle wasting in a cancer patient); treating and preventing loss of physical function due to cancer or cancer therapy; increase of physical function; and increasing survival in a patient with NSCLC, wherein the patients are subjected to cancer therapy.

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling urinary incontinence. An implantable stimulator is utilised to apply stimulation to a sphincter or neosphincter about the urethra, in order to maintain coaptation of the urethra and urinary continence. Feedback is utilised in order to vary the level of stimulation applied to the sphincter in order to enable control over the sphincter. Control may be implemented by a user setting levels, by biofeedback, by a clinician.