Application programming interface for network applications

Details Application programming interface for network applications Application programming interface for network applications

2007-05-15

2007-05-15

Flynn, Nathan J. (Department: 2154)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer-to-computer data routing

C709S244000, C719S314000, C719S328000

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09815942

ABSTRACT:
An application programming interface (API) is described that allows creating or destroying one or more pairs of data structures for asynchronously passing between the operating system and a network application pointers to packet buffers mapped to both parties.

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