Patent ID: 7290055
Filing Date: 2007-10-30
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. In a multi-processor server system, a method for processing a connection comprising: a) receiving a connection indicator packet on a listener of said server system wherein said connection indicator packet is associated with a connection to be established; b) in response to said connection indicator, generating a connection data structure for said connection to be established and assigning said connection to be established to a processor of said multi processor server; c) said connection to be established transmitting a first acknowledgement packet in response to said connection indicator wherein said listener is free to process subsequent packets; d) said connection to be established receiving a second acknowledgement packet to establish a connection path on said processor; and e) said connection path getting established with processing restricted to the said connection path and said connection path subsequently processing a plurality of data packets on said processor associated with said connection to be established, wherein said data packets are identified with said connection path based on said data structure.