System of and method for flow control within a tag pipeline
US6918021B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0831
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A controller comprising a pipeline including a plurality of connected sequential elements wherein a first sequential element is connected to one or more transaction sources; a flow control logic including at least one resource utilization value register; resource allocation logic responsive to a transaction valid signal and one or more adjustment inputs, and comparison logic having a threshold value and a transaction control signal output connected to the one or more transaction sources; pipeline control logic having an adjustment output connected to the resource allocation logic; and a resource control logic having an output connected to an adjustment input of the resource allocation logic.
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