Method, system, and product for improving performance of network connections
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorDwip N. Banerjee
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Abstract
A method, system, and product are described for improving the performance of a TCP connection. A cache is established for storing protocol control blocks (PCBs). The protocol control blocks are associated with sockets which were created in response to TCP connections. PCBs are stored in the cache. PCBs may be prioritized. High priority PCBs are stored in the PCB cache while the low priority PCBs are stored in a linked list in a hash table.
Claims21
A method in a computer system for improving network communications, said method comprising the steps of:
- prioritizing protocol control blocks (PCBs), said protocol control blocks being associated with sockets which were created in response to TCP connections;
- and
- storing high priority PCBs in a fast access memory device.
A computer program product in a computer system for improving network communications, said computer program product comprising:
- instruction means for prioritizing protocol control blocks (PCBs), said protocol control blocks being associated with sockets which were created in response to TCP connections;
- and
- instruction means for storing high priority PCBs in a fast access memory device.
A computer system for improving network communications, comprising:
- means for prioritizing protocol control blocks (PCBs), said protocol control blocks being associated with sockets which were created in response to TCP connections;
- and
- a fast access memory device for storing high priority PCBs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.