Method and apparatus for tracking multi-threaded system area network (SAN) traffic
US6374282B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 28, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for multi-threaded transaction status management tracks elapsed time from the receipt of multiple independent transaction requests utilizing a unique transaction number included in the descriptor of a longer than a predetermined time are invalidated. The transaction number is also used as an index to stored authentication information and the transaction number is included in a response header and is used to access the stored information to authenticate the response.
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