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Method, system, and program for configuring components on a bus for input/output operations

US6801963B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 24, 2002
Grant dateOct 5, 2004
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Expiry dateSep 4, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F12/0284
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided are a method, system, and program that configures an address window of a device controller that communicates with an initiator over a bus, wherein the device controller accesses requests transmitted to one address in the address window on the bus, and configures a maximum number of outstanding read requests the initiator is capable of having to memory addresses in the address window based on a size of the address window.

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