Patent 11924032 was granted and assigned to Xilinx Inc on March, 2024 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A network interface device comprises a plurality of components configured to process a flow of data one after another. A control component is configured to provide one or more control messages in said flow, said one or more control message being provided to said plurality of components one after another such that a configuration of one or more of said components is changed.