Network Front-end Processors, Yet again.

The article discusses computer network front-end (NFE) processors, examining the trade-offs associated with the design of network stack software. The history of the NFE processor, also known as a TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) offload engine (TOE), is described. Topics include the choices made...

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Published in:	Communications of the ACM Vol. 52; no. 6; pp. 46 - 51
Main Author:	O'DELL, MIKE
Format:	Article
Published:	Association for Computing Machinery Jun2009
Subjects:	Computer network design & construction Computer network architectures Computer network protocols TCP/IP Application software Data transmission systems History
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost