Calculating a checksum with inactive networking components in a computing system
US8943199B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L1/0061
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
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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