Patent · US Expired

Data transaction through a bridge

US6779070B2 · kind B2 · utility

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40Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 12, 2001
Grant dateAug 17, 2004
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Expiry dateMar 20, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/4059
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus to improve the transmission of data between two or more buses, wherein a bridge is used to predict a characteristic of a data transaction that occurs between a first bus, which utilizes a protocol that does not supply the characteristic, and a second bus, which utilizes a protocol that may make use of this information.

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