Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer-to-computer session/connection establishing
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-14
2011-06-14
Dharia, Rupal D (Department: 2456)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer-to-computer session/connection establishing
C709S225000, C709S226000, C709S201000, C709S217000, C370S235000, C370S389000, C370S419000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07962628
ABSTRACT:
A number of improvements in network adapters that offload protocol processing from the host processor are provided. Specifically, a mechanism for improving connection establishment in a system utilizing an offload network adapter is provided. The connection establishment mechanism provides the ability to offload connection establishment and maintenance of connection state information to the offload network adapter. As a result of this offloading of connection establishment and state information maintenance, the number of communications needed between the host system and the offload network adapter may be reduced. In addition, offloading of these functions to the offload network adapter permits bulk notification of established connections and state information to the host system rather than piecemeal notifications as is present in known computing systems.
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Freimuth Douglas Morgan
Hu Elbert C.
Mraz Ronald
Nahum Erich M.
Pradhan Prashant
Dharia Rupal D
Fan Hua
International Business Machines - Corporation
Yee & Associates P.C.
Young Preston J.
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