System and method for managing connections between clients and a server with independent connection and data buffers

In an interface device operatively coupled to an internal bus of an origin server, a method for managing connections between at least one client and said origin server, via said interface device, said method comprising:

• establishing a network connection with one of said clients via a network;
• receiving a communication from said client via said network connection;
• determining whether a complete data request has been received from said client;
• allocating an output buffer to store a response from said origin server, only after a complete data request has been received;
• establishing a bus connection with said origin server via said internal bus of said origin server;
• and
• forwarding said data request to said origin server via said bus connection.

An adapter card for operatively coupling to an internal bus of an origin server for managing origin server communication with a network, said adapter card comprising:

• a network controller for communicating with clients on said network;
• a memory device for storing data and code, said memory device including a plurality of buffers, and said code including a reverse proxy application responsive to communications from said clients and operative to allocate an input buffer to a client connection only if a communication received via said client connection includes a data request;
• a processing unit coupled to said memory device for executing said code;
• and
• a protocol adapter coupled to said processing unit, and adapted to couple to said internal bus, for communicating with said origin server.

An adapter card for operatively coupling to an internal bus of an origin server for managing origin server communication with a network, said adapter card comprising:

• a network controller for communicating with clients on said network;
• a memory device for storing data and code, said memory device including a plurality of buffers, and said code including a reverse proxy application responsive to communications from said clients and operative to allocate an output buffer to a client connection only after a complete data request is received via said client connection;
• a processing unit coupled to said memory device for executing said code;
• and
• a protocol adapter coupled to said processing unit, and adapted to couple to said internal bus, for communicating with said origin server.