Patent ID: 9444769
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method of processing PDU (“protocol data unit”) data carried as payload of a byte-stream segment of a byte-stream oriented connection, comprising: over the byte-stream oriented connection, receiving the byte-stream segment; computing a data verification value over the byte-stream segment payload; comparing the computed data verification value with a value in the byte-stream segment payload located where the data verification value should be assuming the PDU is aligned within the byte stream segment payload; comparing a length field in a header of the byte-stream segment with a value in the byte-stream segment payload located where a PDU length value should be assuming the PDU is aligned within the byte-stream segment payload; and based on a result of the comparing steps, determining whether the PDU is aligned within the byte-stream segment payload.