A communication network is a geographically distributed collection of nodes interconnected
by communication links and segments for transporting communications (eg, data, Voice …

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION NetWork devices (herein called sWitches) are
generally required to obtain address data, Which may be media access controlled data or …

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Computer networks comprise interconnected switches
and routers responsible for the forwarding of packet traf? c generated principally by …

BACKGROUND The present invention relates to network fabrics. The communications
industry is rapidly expanding in network technologies for the broadband transmission of …

Packet-switched networks are responsible for forwarding packet-based traffic. When a large
amount of traffic is forwarded through the network, the network can become congested …

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION AS a Solution to achieve this objective, the System in
accordance with the invention provides: a user level, through which each network …

A computer network is a geographically distributed collec tion of interconnected
Subnetworks for transporting data between nodes, such as intermediate nodes and end …

The use of devices for interconnecting communications networks are well known in the prior
art. The devices are known by different names including gateways, bridges, hubs, routers …

A first partial checksum for the header portion of a TCP header is generated on an intelligent
network interface card (INIC) before all the data of the data payload of the TCP message has …

Data centers are generally centralized facilities that pro vide Internet and intranet services
needed to Support busi nesses and organizations. A typical data center can house various …