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Power efficient memory management for embedded systems

US8478932B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 15, 2009
Grant dateJul 2, 2013
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Expiry dateAug 4, 2031

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

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention provide a memory allocation module that adopts memory-pool based allocation and is aware of the physical configuration of the memory blocks in order to manage the memory allocation intelligently while exploiting statistical characters of packet traffic. The memory-pool based allocation makes it easy to find empty memory blocks. Packet traffic characteristics are used to maximize the number of empty memory blocks.

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