Patent ID: 7284070
Filing Date: 2007-10-16
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A first device for communication between a network and a second device, the first device being coupled to the network and being coupled to the second device, the second device having a protocol stack, wherein packets of a first type and packets of a second type are received onto the first device from the network, wherein the packets of the first type include TCP headers and wherein the packets of the second type do not contain TCP headers, the first device performing all TCP transport layer processing on the packets of the first type such that the protocol stack of the second device does no TCP transport layer processing on the packets of the first type, the first device transferring data portions of the packets of the first type to the second device such that the data portions of the packets of the first type are stored in a destination on the second device, the first device passing packets of the second type to the second device such that the protocol stack of the second device does transport layer and network layer processing on the packets of the second type.