Offloading the processing of a network protocol stack

Details Offloading the processing of a network protocol stack Offloading the processing of a network protocol stack

2008-08-27

2011-10-25

Lee, Thomas (Department: 2116)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Digital data processing system initialization or configuration

Loading initialization program

C713S001000, C713S100000, C709S214000, C709S215000, C709S217000, C709S218000, C712S013000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08046576

ABSTRACT:
A computer system is partitioned during a pre-boot phase of the computer system between a first partition and a second partition, wherein the first partition to include a first processing unit and the second partition to include a second processing unit. An Input/Output (I/O) operating system is booted on the first partition. A general purpose operating system is booted on the second partition. Network transactions are issued by the general purpose operating system to be performed by the I/O operating system. The network transactions are performed by the I/O operating system.

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