A system and method for sending and receiving data with a reliable communication protocol. The system includes a computer at a node having a backplane, a CPU board plugged into the backplane, software instructions for the CPU, and a special network board plugged into the backplane. The CPU board, software,...http://www.google.de/patents/US6345302?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6345302 - System for transmitting and receiving data within a reliable communications protocol by concurrently processing portions of the protocol suite