Multiple network protocol encoder/decoder and data processor
CA 2265692 C · Owner: Nvidia Corporation · Inventors: Koyama, Ryo; Shinohara, Masaru; Burkes, Daniel F.
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A multiple network protocol encoder/decoder comprising a network protocol layer (101), data handler (102), O.S. State machine (104) and memory manager , (103) state machines implemented at a hardware gate level. Network packets are received from a physical transport level mechanism by the network protocol layer state machine (101) which decodes network protocols such as TCP IP, user Data Protocol (UDP), PPP, and Raw Socket concurrently as each byte is received. Each protocol handler parses and strips header information immediately from the packet, requiring no intermediate memory. The resulting data are passed to the data handler (102) which consists of data state machines (104) that …
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- Filed September 26, 1997 and granted August 7, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 26, 2017.
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