Patent ID: 6345329
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
In a network computing system having a main storage capable of connecting to at least one application server and an interface element with at least one adapter capable of establishing processing communication with at least one application user(s), a method of for exchanging data comprising the steps of:using a state change signalling protocol for transfer of data between said main storage and said adapter; establishing a queuing mechanism in said main storage having a plurality of queues; dedicating some queues as input and others as output queues; providing a plurality of buffers for each queue; applying said protocol each input and output data buffer associated with each of the active input and output queues; managing said input and output buffers by placing said buffers into various states which are maintained in a special location that is set aside and is associated with each buffer; after each completion of transmission of data, changing state of each such buffer in order to make said buffer available for reuse.