Method and apparatus for programming a remote DMA engine residing on a first bus from a destination residing on a second bus
US6081851A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 15, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/28
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention, in one embodiment, is a method for accessing memory. The method includes programming a remote DMA engine from a destination; accessing data in the memory with the DMA engine, the DMA engine operating as programmed by the destination; and transferring the accessed data to the destination.
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