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Interconnect bandwidth throttler

US8050177B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Lance Hacking · Spanish Fork, US
Ramana Rachakonda · Austin, US
Belliappa Kuttanna · Austin, US
Rajesh Patel · San Francisco, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 31, 2008
Grant date	Nov 1, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 1, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D10/00
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An interconnect bandwidth throttler is disclosed. The interconnect bandwidth throttler turns off the interconnect, based on whether a maximum number of transactions has take place within a predetermined throttle window. Both the maximum number of transactions and the throttle window are adjustable.

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