Patent ID: 8788576
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of receiving a file at a destination device from a source device into a memory at the destination device, comprising: receiving a plurality of descriptors and blocks of data at the destination device from the source device, wherein the file comprises at least two superblocks, each superblock comprises at least two portions, and each portion comprises at least two blocks of data, wherein each portion is associated with the respective descriptor, wherein each descriptor including information regarding blocks of data transferred from the source device to the destination device, and wherein each descriptor is received via a high reliability connection and each block of data is obtained via a high speed connection wherein each descriptor includes bits, and each bit corresponds to a different one of the plurality of blocks; determining, at least partially based on each descriptor, a corresponding location in memory to which each block of data received is to be written; and repeating the method if the transfer of the file has not been completed, wherein transfer of the file has been completed when all superblocks have been transferred.