Architecture and apparatus for implementing 100 Mbps and GBPS Ethernet adapters
US6393457B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 13, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/9063
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An architecture and NIC (Network Interface Card) for coupling Data Processing Equipment to a communications network includes a host memory having a High Priority Queue storing control information and data, a Low Priority Queue storing control information and data. Control registers, in the NIC, store addresses identifying the location of said Queues and a block size register, in the NIC, stores a value representing the size of data blocks to be transferred from the host memory to the NIC. A controller transfers allowable block size data from the host memory to buffers on said NIC.
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