Method and apparatus for multi-level buffer thresholds for higher efficiency data transfers
US6285601A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C7/1084
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A buffer and its associated control mechanism provide multiple threshold levels at which a buffer service request may be initiated. A control mechanism generally includes one or more storage devices for storing at least two buffer threshold values, and a circuit for comparing the level of data in the buffer to each of the threshold values. As the level of data in the buffer becomes equal to or exceeds one of the threshold values, a service request is made. The service requests initiated at the different threshold values may be set at different service priority levels.
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