Method and apparatus for generating a circular buffer address in integrated circuit that performs multiple communications tasks
US5659698A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 1, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3552
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A circular buffer address generation unit (630) may be accomplished by first determining a potential next address (635) based on a current address (644) and an address offset value (646). Having established the potential next address (635), the potential next address (635) is compared with an ending address (640) of the circular buffer. When the potential next address compared favorably with the ending address, use the potential next address as a new address (650), otherwise generate the new address (650) from a beginning address (642) of the circular buffer.
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