Routing of messages

Abstract

A method to provide transfer of data without the use of a network from an application program to an embedded device. A routing service establishes a communication channel without the use of a local area network. The routing service then manages the control of this communication channel for the transfer of data and closes the channel in an appropriate period.

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         4 . An apparatus for use in association with a network, the apparatus also being for use in performing computationally-related operations, the apparatus comprising:
 an operating system-related semiconductor processor for use in association with an operating system and operating system-related operations;   circuit card comprising a semiconductor embedded computationally-related processor for use in association with a computationally-related processor program to implement the computationally-related operations;   a switch;   semiconductor-based routing device;   network controllers; and   a database to store data associated, at least in part, with the computationally-related processor program;   wherein:
 (1) the switch is configured for use in establishing bidirectional communication involving a first protocol between the operating system-related processor and the semiconductor embedded computationally-related processor; 
 (2) the operating system-related processor and the semiconductor embedded computationally-related processor are configured to carry out respective network-related communications involving a second protocol in the network via the network controllers associated with the operating system-related processor and the semiconductor embedded computationally-related processor; 
 (3) the semiconductor-based routing device is for use in association with network protocol-related communications of the operating system-related processor; 
 (4) the bidirectional communication involving the first protocol and the respective network-related communications of the operating system-related processor and the semiconductor embedded computationally-related processor are capable of being carried out independently of each other; 
 (5) the first protocol and the second protocol are different protocols, at least in part; and 
 (6) the data is to be used in association with data processing-related operations associated with the computationally-related processor program. 
   
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein:
 the switch comprises a store and forward switch.   
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein:
 a semiconductor chip comprises the semiconductor embedded computationally-related processor.   
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein:
 another semiconductor chip comprises multiple devices that include the operating system-related processor.   
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein:
 the operating system-related processor and the semiconductor embedded computationally-related processor comprise different respective destinations accessible via the network.   
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein:
 the apparatus also comprises memory resources for use by the semiconductor embedded computationally-related processor; and   the computationally-related processor program comprises an application program.   
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the apparatus comprises a manageability-related semiconductor device;   the network comprises a local area network;   the manageability-related semiconductor device is for use in out-of-band management operations; and   the memory resources are for independent use by the semiconductor embedded computationally-related processor.   
     
     
         11 . At least one non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that when executed by at least one machine results in the at least one machine performing operations comprising:
 establishing, via a switch, bidirectional communication involving a first protocol between an operating system-related semiconductor processor and a semiconductor embedded computationally-related processor;   carrying out, using the operating system-related semiconductor processor and the semiconductor embedded computationally-related processor, respective network-related communications involving a second protocol in a network via network controllers associated with the operating system-related semiconductor processor and the semiconductor embedded computationally-related processor;   using a semiconductor-based routing device in association with network protocol-related communications of the operating system-related semiconductor processor; and   storing data in a data base;   wherein:
 the operating system-related semiconductor processor is for use in association with an operating system and operating system-related operations; 
 a circuit card comprises the semiconductor embedded computationally-related processor; 
 the semiconductor embedded computationally-related processor is for use in association with a computationally-related processor program to implement the computationally-related operations; 
 the bidirectional communication involving the first protocol and the respective network-related communications of the operating system-related processor and the semiconductor embedded computationally-related processor are capable of being carried out independently of each other; 
 the first protocol and the second protocol are different protocols, at least in part; and 
 the data is associated, at least in part, with the computationally-related processor program, and is to be used in association with data processing-related operations associated with the computationally-related processor program. 
   
     
     
         12 . The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the switch comprises a store and forward switch.   
     
     
         13 . The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 11 , wherein:
 a semiconductor chip comprises the semiconductor embedded computationally-related processor.   
     
     
         14 . The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 13 , wherein:
 another semiconductor chip comprises multiple devices that include the operating system-related processor.   
     
     
         15 . The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 14 , wherein:
 the operating system-related processor and the semiconductor embedded computationally-related processor comprise different respective destinations accessible via the network.   
     
     
         16 . The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 14 , wherein:
 memory resources are for use by the semiconductor embedded computationally-related processor; and   the computationally-related processor program comprises an application program.   
     
     
         17 . The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein:
 the network comprises a local area network;   a manageability-related semiconductor device is for use in out-of-band management operations; and   the memory resources are for independent use by the semiconductor embedded computationally-related processor.