System of controlling the flow of information between senders and receivers across links being used as channels
US6693880B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/34
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Controlling the flow of information between senders and receivers across links being used as channels. In one example, a self-timed interface link is adapted to be used as a channel. Such an interface is referred to as an integrated cluster bus. The flow control for the integrated cluster bus includes, for instance, a Data Request packet that indicates to the transmitter of data that it can now send the data; a continue indicator that specifies that more data is to follow; and a sequence indicator that is used to determine if a particular message is in proper sequence order. The integrated cluster bus does not require large data buffers and offers low latency messaging.
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