Method and computer product for offloading processing tasks from software to hardware
US6993644B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0428
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Offloading specific processing tasks that would otherwise be performed in a computer system's processor and memory, to a peripheral device. The computing task is then performed by the peripheral, thereby saving computer system resources for other computing tasks. In one preferred embodiment, the disclosed method is utilized in a layered network model, wherein computing tasks that are typically performed in network applications are instead offloaded to the network interface card (NIC) peripheral.
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