CALCULATING A CHECKSUM WITH INACTIVE NETWORKING COMPONENTS IN A COMPUTING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of calculating a checksum with inactive networking components in a computing system, the method comprising:
- identifying, by a checksum distribution manager, an inactive networking component, wherein the inactive networking component includes a checksum calculation engine for computing a checksum;
sending, to the inactive networking component from the checksum distribution manager, metadata describing a block of data;
calculating, by the inactive networking component, a checksum for the block of data; and
transmitting, to the checksum distribution manager from the inactive networking component, the checksum for the block of data.
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Abstract
Calculating a checksum utilizing inactive networking components in a computing system, including: identifying, by a checksum distribution manager, an inactive networking component, wherein the inactive networking component includes a checksum calculation engine for computing a checksum; sending, to the inactive networking component by the checksum distribution manager, metadata describing a block of data to be transmitted by an active networking component; calculating, by the inactive networking component, a checksum for the block of data; transmitting, to the checksum distribution manager from the inactive networking component, the checksum for the block of data; and sending, by the active networking component, a data communications message that includes the block of data and the checksum for the block of data.
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1. A method of calculating a checksum with inactive networking components in a computing system, the method comprising:
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identifying, by a checksum distribution manager, an inactive networking component, wherein the inactive networking component includes a checksum calculation engine for computing a checksum; sending, to the inactive networking component from the checksum distribution manager, metadata describing a block of data; calculating, by the inactive networking component, a checksum for the block of data; and transmitting, to the checksum distribution manager from the inactive networking component, the checksum for the block of data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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