Microprocessor having bandwidth management for computing applications and related method of managing bandwidth allocation
US7107363B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 19, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/5014
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention discloses, in one aspect, a microprocessor. In one embodiment, the microprocessor includes a processing element configured to process an application using a bandwidth. The microprocessor also includes an access shaper coupled to the processing element and configured to shape storage requests for the processing of the application. In this embodiment, the microprocessor further includes bandwidth management circuitry coupled to the access shaper and configured to track the bandwidth usage based on the requests. A method of coordinating bandwidth allocation and a processor assembly are also disclosed.
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