Method to offload a network stack

Details Method to offload a network stack Method to offload a network stack

2006-02-28

2006-02-28

Dharia, Rupal (Department: 2145)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer-to-computer data routing

C709S230000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07007103

ABSTRACT:
A method to offload a network stack connection is presented. A request, which includes a list of resource requirements from each software layer in the stack, to offload the network stack connection is sent through the stack to the peripheral device. The device allocates resources for the list and sends a handle to each of the software layers for communication with the device. The state for each layer is sent to the device that includes state variables that are classified as a constant, a cached variable handled by the CPU, or a delegated variable handled by the device.

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