(EN) The present invention generally relates to Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and TCP Offload engine (TOE). In particular, the invention proposes a receiving device and a transmitting device for TCPcommunications. The transmitting device is configured to insert an identifier into a TCP segment that it sends to the receiving device. The receiving device is configured to obtain this identifier from the TCP segment. The identifier includes information that enables the receiving device to directly access a connection context at the receiving device, wherein the connection context relates to a connection between the transmitting device and the receiving device. The present invention also relates to corresponding methods, and particularly a method for automatic management and configuration ofthe identifier between the transmitting device and the receiving device by exchanging control information.
(ZH) 本发明大体上涉及传输控制协议(TCP)和TCP卸载引擎(TOE)。具体地说，本发明提出用于TCP通信的一种接收装置和一种传输装置。传输装置用于将标识符插入其发送到接收装置的TCP段中。接收装置用于从TCP段获得此标识符。标识符包括使得接收装置能够直接访问接收装置处的连接上下文的信息，其中所述连接上下文同传输装置与接收装置之间的连接相关。本发明还涉及相应的方法，具体是涉及一种用于通过交换控制信息而在传输装置与接收装置之间自动管理和配置标识符的方法。
