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System and method for TCP offload

  • US 7,346,701 B2
  • Filed: 08/29/2003
  • Issued: 03/18/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for offloading TCP processing, the system comprising:

  • a host;

    a network interface card (NIC) coupled to said host, said NIC comprising,a TCP enabled Ethernet controller (TEEC), said TEEC comprising,at least one internal elastic buffer, wherein said TEEC processes an incoming TOP packet once and temporarily buffers at least a portion of said incoming TOP packet in said internal elastic buffer, said processing occurring without reassembly.

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