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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2002
Michael G. Fitzpatrick, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jeffrey Douglas Haggar, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Bala Rajaraman, Cary, NC (US);
Arthur James Stagg, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jerry Wayne Stevens, Raleigh, NC (US);
Michael G. Fitzpatrick, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jeffrey Douglas Haggar, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Bala Rajaraman, Cary, NC (US);
Arthur James Stagg, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jerry Wayne Stevens, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products for improving data transfer in complex computing environments. Internal routing enhancements are defined, which enable traffic of virtual servers to be processed more efficiently, thereby improving overall data transfer rates. Instead of performing routing operations in the Internet Protocol ('IP') layer of a networking stack, a 'mini-routing' table is created programmatically and is used to perform routing at the Data Link Control (“DLC”) layer. This technique avoids bottlenecks in the IP layer and speeds the data transfer process.