System and method for expediting upper layer protocol (ULP) connection negotiations

摘要

Systems and methods that expedite connection negotiations. In one embodiment, a method expedites an upper layer protocol (ULP) negotiation between a first node and a second node. The method may include, for example, sending a modified acknowledgement packet from the first node to the second node, the modified acknowledgement packet including information that is used to retrieve parameters agreed upon by the first node and the second node in a previous ULP negotiation between the first node and the second node.