Method for automatic resource reservation and communication that facilitates using multiple processing events for a single processing task
US7099328B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5684
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An integrated circuit for processing communication packets having separate data buffers and separate state information buffers. Each data buffer and each state information buffer (hereinafter termed resources) has an associated in-use counter. Multiple events can share the same resource. The counter associated with a resource is incremented when a resource becomes associated with a particular event. The counter associated with a resource is decremented when an event completes the use of that particular resource. When the in-use counter for a resource becomes zero, the in-use counter indicates that the resource is unassigned and that the resource can be assigned to a new event.
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