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Request and completion queue load balancing

US7111301B1 · kind B1 · utility

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16Claims
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Filing dateOct 5, 2001
Grant dateSep 19, 2006
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Expiry dateSep 7, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L49/90
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus comprising a first circuit, a second circuit, and a third circuit. The first circuit may be configured to generate a request count in response to a request head pointer and a request tail pointer. The second circuit may be configured to generate a completion count in response a completion head pointer and a completion tail pointer. The third circuit may be configured to prioritize an interrupt in response to the request and completion counts.

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