Calculating a checksum with inactive networking components in a computing system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8914498
APP PUB NO 20130212253A1
SERIAL NO

13370059

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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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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Aho, Michael E Rochester, US 31 563
Chen, Dong Croton on Hudson, US 502 4915
Eisley, Noel A Wappingers Falls, US 22 722
Gooding, Thomas M Rochester, US 56 1237
Heidelberger, Philip Cortlandt Manor, US 119 3388
Tauferner, Andrew T Rochester, US 23 171

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