Technologies for Accelerated QUIC Packet Processing with Hardware Offloads
Summary
The European Patent Office published Intel Corporation's patent application EP3873060A1 titled 'Technologies for Accelerated QUIC Packet Processing with Hardware Offloads' on April 8, 2026. The patent covers hardware offload mechanisms for accelerating QUIC protocol packet processing. Designated states include AT, BE, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, HR, HU, IE, IT, NL, NO, PL, PT, SE, and others across the EPO member states.
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The EPO published Intel Corporation's patent application EP3873060A1 for technologies enabling accelerated QUIC packet processing through hardware offloads. The application, filed by inventors Deval and Bowers, covers mechanisms for offloading QUIC protocol processing to hardware to improve network performance.
This patent grant establishes intellectual property rights in designated European states and affects technology companies developing networking solutions, semiconductor hardware, or data center infrastructure using QUIC protocol acceleration. Companies implementing QUIC hardware offloads in products sold in EPO member states should review this patent for potential licensing implications.
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TECHNOLOGIES FOR ACCELERATED QUIC PACKET PROCESSING WITH HARDWARE OFFLOADS
Publication EP3873060A1 Kind: A1 Apr 08, 2026
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Intel Corporation
Inventors
DEVAL, Manasi, BOWERS, Gregory
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H04L 29/06 20060101AFI20210712BHEP
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AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
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