Patent ID: 9191262
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A protocol processing system, comprising: a first communication interface that is operable to couple to an application processing system; at least one second communication interface that is operable to couple to a network; a control head-end that is operable to receive a protocol processing engine identifier in a data field of a first synchronization packet through the at least one second communication interface from an external system over the network; and a plurality of optimized protocol processing engines coupled to the control head-end, wherein in response to determining that a first optimized protocol processing engine of the plurality of optimized protocol processing engines that is identified by the protocol processing engine identifier is available, the control head-end is operable to send the protocol processing engine identifier in a data field of a second synchronization packet along with a first acknowledge packet and select the first optimized protocol processing engine in response to receiving a second acknowledge packet back from the external system, wherein in response to being selected, the first optimized protocol processing engine handles communications between the application processing system and the external system.