System for balancing multiple memory buffer sizes and method therefor
US7146466B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 23, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/123
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for balancing multiple memory buffer sizes includes a memory partitioned into a plurality of subgroups, each subgroup containing similarly sized buffers. The system further includes a memory manager which manages requests for buffer space by storing and accessing buffer steal history records in a buffer steal history queue.
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