In Part I we discussed how application flows can be distinguished using socket interfaces or port number information that is carried in the TCP header. Because it carries those parameters in its ...

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is a virtual circuit protocol that is one of the core protocols of the Internet protocol suite. TCP and IP (Internet Protocol) are sometimes used synonymously ...

Think there's much to be gained by using UDP offloading for gaming? To cut lag etc.<BR><BR>The same offloading engine (card) could also have firmware to use other features for dropped packets etc.