Internet Protocol Engine in TCP/IP Offloading Engine

As the network works in high speed, TCP/IP protocol loads on the host CPU. Recently, TOE (TCP/IP Offload Engine) which processes TCP/IP on a network adapter instead of host CPU is rising up to the network market to solve the CPU burden. This paper is the design of TCP/IP offloading Engine in lGbps network. Especially, our engine is fully offloaded for TCP/IP using two embedded processor and Internet protocol also designed in hardware circuit level. In this paper, we show the hardware design of the Internet protocol and the role of IP in TOE. The manufactured chip can show the satisfaction for high speed network over lGbps.