Transaction scheduling for a bus system in a multiple speed environment
US6771664B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 28, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/403
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of and apparatus for communicating data using a hub. The method includes determining a first estimated unused capacity left in a first frame in which a second transaction is to be performed between a hub and an agent. The method then includes determining an amount of a first data that can fit into the estimated unused capacity and that is to be sent to the hub during a first transaction and then sent by the hub to the agent during the second transaction. The method also includes sending the first data to the hub during the first transaction.
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