Patent ID: 6073180
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A file transfer method comprising:a procedure for sequentially transferring file data to a second storage medium via a general purpose data bus while conducting at least one process from among compression, protocol termination and framing with regard to file data within a first storage medium prior to designating a communication link, at a transfer source of said file;a procedure for designating a communication link following completion of processing with regard to said file data at said transfer source of said file, and directly batch transferring file data within said second storage medium without processing to a network adapter card for use in computer communication which is connected to a general purpose data bus, and then transmitting said file data from said network adapter card to a network;a procedure for batch transferring said file data transmitted to said network adapter card, which is connected to a general purpose data bus of said transfer destination from said network, via said general purpose data bus without conducting any processing from among data expansion, protocol termination, and framing, and then releasing said communication link, at the transfer destination of said file; anda procedure for transferring to said first storage medium sequentially processed data within said second storage medium via said general purpose data bus while conducting at least one process from among expansion processing and communication processing with regard to data within said second storage medium, at a transfer destination of said file, after releasing said communication link;wherein a general purpose computer architecture is used which comprises a general purpose data bus for conducting data transfer, a first storage medium, and a second storage medium possessing a faster input/output speed than said first storage medium, at each of said file transfer source and file transfer destination.