Donald A Pruitt

US Patent:

20030182440, Sep 25, 2003

Filed:

Feb 11, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/364275

Inventors:

Bradley Ree - Snellville GA, US
Robert Basil - Lawrenceville GA, US
Khanh Mai - Alpharetta GA, US
Donald Pruitt - Dahlonega GA, US

Assignee:

Simplified Silicon, Inc. - Snellville GA

International Classification:

G06F015/16

US Classification:

709/236000, 709/250000

Abstract:

A network processor with modified transmit and receive paths in order to achieve higher bandwidth between a network interface to an attached user's circuit. The network processor includes a shared data buffer in which the network interface, processor, and user's interface all have access. The network processor also includes protocol aware logic that offloads much of the processor's tasks, and improves bandwidth. This abstract is provided as a tool for those searching for patents, and not as a limitation on the scope of the claims.