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Latency reduction in network data transfer operations

  • US 7,385,971 B1
  • Filed: 05/09/2002
  • Issued: 06/10/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • performing, at an initiator driver in a computing system, a first write operation to a target system wherein the write operation transfers a block of data from the computing system to the target, the write operation including sending a plurality of data packets which together form the block of data, wherein some or all of the data packets are sent only after the driver receives a ready to transfer command from the target;

    receiving, at the initiator driver, a request for a second write operation from the computing system before all the data packets for the first write operation have been sent, and sending a write command to the target in-between sending two of the data packets so that the second write command is sent before completion of the first write operation.

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