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Communication processor having buffer list modifier control bits

US6304910A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 24, 1997
Grant dateOct 16, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 24, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/12
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication processor sends and receives frames of data and commands. Transmit and receive protocol engine is controlled by host driver software which utilizes predetermined bits to indicate which frame is the last frame in a series of frames. This information is then placed in the transmit frame before it is sent.

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