A network accelerator for TCP/IP includes programmable logic for performing network protocol processing at network signaling rates. The programmable logic is configured in a parallel pipelined architecture controlled by state machines and implements processing for predictable patterns of the majority...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US6173333?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6173333 - TCP/IP network accelerator system and method which identifies classes of packet traffic for predictable protocols
