Tables with direct memory access descriptor lists for distributed direct memory access
US7155541B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 14, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2213/0038
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A direct memory access (DMA) descriptor table to control DMA of information in a memory is disclosed. The DMA descriptor table includes one or more DMA descriptor lists stored in the memory. Each DMA descriptor lists may include one or more pointers and information regarding the type of data being directly memory accessed. The pointers may point to a starting address in the memory from which to directly memory access data, prior state information, or program code from and to the memory.
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