Data distributor in a computation unit forwarding network data to select components in respective communication method type
US7225279B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4494
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data distributor in a computational unit of an integrated circuit is enclosed. The data distributor receives data from a network and distributes the data to a plurality of components within the computational unit. The data distributor includes an input mechanism for receiving the data from the network, and distributes the data to a selected component of the plurality of components, a control mechanism responsive to a control signal for distributing the data to the selected component using a data distribution selected between a look-up table-based memory write and a point-to-point distribution with acknowledgement. The plurality of components comprises a Peek/Poke Module, an Execution Unit, a DMA Engine, and a Hardware Task Manager Message Generator. The selected data distribution type may comprise using an output port number or a direct-memory address transfer or an interrupt to distribute the data.
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