Reducing delays associated with inserting a checksum into a network message

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7042898
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09802426

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A first partial checksum for the header portion of a TCP header is generated on an intelligent network interface card (INIC) before all the data of the data payload of the TCP message has been transferred to the INIC. A pseudopacket with the first partial checksum and the data is assembled in DRAM on the INIC as the data arrives onto the INIC. When the last portion of the data of the data payload is received onto the INIC, a second partial checksum for the data payload is generated. The pseudopacket is read out of DRAM for transfer to a network. While the pseudopacket is being transferred, the second partial header is combined with the first partial header and the resulting final checksum is inserted into the pseudopacket so that a complete TCP packet with a correct checksum is output from the INIC to the network.

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  • ALACRITECH, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Blightman, Stephen E J San Jose, CA 46 6985
Boucher, Laurence B Saratoga, CA 67 12911
Craft, Peter K San Francisco, CA 69 9872
Higgen, David A Saratoga, CA 55 8926
Philbrick, Clive M San Jose, CA 78 11859
Starr, Daryl D Milpitas, CA 60 9931

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