A system for protocol processing in a computer network has an intelligent network interface card (INIC) or communication processing device (CPD) associated with a host computer. The INIC provides a fast-path that avoids protocol processing for most large multipacket messages, greatly accelerating data...http://www.google.fr/patents/US6247060?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US6247060 - Passing a communication control block from host to a local device such that a message is processed on the device
Passing a communication control block from host to a local device such that ...