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FREEING TRANSMIT MEMORY ON A NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICE PRIOR TO RECEIVING AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT TRANSMIT DATA HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY A REMOTE DEVICE

  • US 20090234963A1
  • Filed: 05/22/2009
  • Published: 09/17/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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13. A method for communication involving a computer, a network, and a device that is coupled between the computer and the network, the method comprising:

  • receiving, by the device from the computer, a pointer to a command to transmit data from the computer to the network;

    sending, by the device to the network, data corresponding to the command; and

    sending, by the device to the computer, a response to the command indicating that the data has been sent from the device to the network, prior to receiving, by the device from the network, an acknowledgement (ACK) that all the data has been received.

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