US 7,321,935 B2
Method and apparatus for increasing TCP/IP server responsiveness
Yevgeniy Epshteyn, Hillsboro, Oreg. (US)
Assigned to Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, Calif. (US)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/177,024.
Prior Publication US 2003/0236841 A1, Dec. 25, 2003
Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 709—230  [709/250; 709/206; 707/10; 707/200; 707/201; 707/8] 36 Claims
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1. A system for a client to perform a handshake to communicate over a network, comprising:
a message generator, the message generator operative to generate in parallel a synchronization request and a first data request, and to generate a second data request responsive to an acknowledgment from a server;
a transmitter operative to transmit the synchronization request, the first data request, and the second data request to the server; and
a receiver operative to receive the acknowledgment and a response from the server.