Method and apparatus for transferring data from a memory subsystem to a network adapter for improving the memory subsystem and PCI bus efficiency
US7356664B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 17, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/04
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for transferring data from a memory to a network adapter. A request is received to transfer data to a network adapter. An offset is set for a starting address of the data to align the data with an end of a frame in the memory, wherein the frame is transferred from the memory to the network adapter.
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