Multiplex communications – Communication techniques for information carried in plural... – Adaptive
Reexamination Certificate
2003-01-23
2010-06-15
Ly, Anh-Vu (Department: 2472)
Multiplex communications
Communication techniques for information carried in plural...
Adaptive
Reexamination Certificate
active
07738493
ABSTRACT:
Methods and devices are provided for efficient transmission of data between storage area networks. According to some aspects of the invention, a “slim” TCP stack is provided which eliminates the socket layer found in a conventional TCP stack, thereby eliminating socket buffers and the associated buffer-to-buffer copying. Moreover, by eliminating the socket layer, one eliminates the listen state. This condition allows TCP processing in an interrupt context instead of client/server operation with a listen state. Accordingly, some aspects of the invention provide for transmitting data between SANs in an interrupt context.
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Golshan Ali
Ivaturi Devi Prasad
Janakiraman Venkatesh
Kolli Madhuri
Krishnamoorthy Pags
Cisco Technology Inc.
Ly Anh-Vu
Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP
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