Various methods and apparatus for width and burst conversion
US7475168B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/102
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are described for a communication system. The communication system may include one or more initiator agents, where each agent couples to its own Intellectual Property core. The communication system may also include two or more target agents, where each agent couples to its own Intellectual Property core. The communication system may also include an interconnect using an end-to-end width conversion mechanism. The conversion mechanism converts data widths between the initiator agent and a first target agent. Two or more branches of pathways in the interconnect exist between the initiator agent and the two or more target agents. The conversion mechanism to use a lookup table that includes data width information of the initiator agent and the two or more branches of pathways to the two or more target agents to concurrently pre-compute width conversion signals for each of the target agent branches.
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