Patent ID: 7149819
Filing Date: 2006-12-12
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, for accelerating TCP/IP connections between a plurality of clients and a server, the plurality of clients being accessed via a TCP/IP network, the apparatus comprising: an accelerated connection processor, configured to bridge TCP/IP transactions between the plurality of clients and the server, wherein said accelerated connection processor accelerates the TCP/IP connections by bypassing a TCP/IP stack employed in the server by issuing remote direct memory access operations to retrieve/provide transaction data from/to the server, and wherein said accelerated connection processor comprises: a target channel adapter, coupled to said accelerated connection processor, configured to retrieve/provide said transaction data responsive to said remote direct memory access operations issued to said work queue pair, wherein said accelerated connection processor handles TCP/IP processing of said transaction data; whereby the TCP/IP connections are accelerated by offloading TCP/IP processing performed by the server to retrieve/provide said transaction data.