Patent ID: 6760769
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method for transmitting transmit data associated with a bi-directional data flow between a first host computer and a second host computer, said first host computer and said second host computer being coupled via a computer network, said method comprising:storing transmit-facilitating parameters employed for said transmitting said transmit data in a first control block, said first control block being implemented in said first host computer and associated with said bi-directional data flow, said transmitting said transmit data being performed in accordance with the TCP protocol; and employing said transmit-facilitating parameters in said first control block to facilitate servicing a transmit request pertaining to a given portion of said transmit data from said first host computer to said second computer, wherein said servicing said transmit request occurs simultaneously with servicing a receive request pertaining to receive data associated with said bi-directional data flow from said second host computer by said first host computer, said receive data being received using receive-facilitating parameters stored in a second control block implemented in said first host computer, said receive data being received in accordance with said TCP protocol.