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Altera_Forum
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12 years ago

TCP/IP Offload Engine Implementations -- What's the big deal?

Hi all, I've recently begun a project where I have to build a TCP/IP offload engine (maintain at least a few dozen TCP sessions; calculate checksums, maintain some state for each, retransmissio...
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Altera_Forum
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12 years ago

Are you aware of this offering?

http://comblock.com/product_list_ip.html

(COM-5402SOFT)

But to answer your question with a bunch of cliche:

"you get what you pay for"

"time is money" (readily available vs. slide-ware is worth something)

"what the market will bear" (financial sector is among the early adopters)

Overall, I agree with your assessment of the complexity though.

Good luck!