System and method for sending arbitrary packet types across a data connector
US9390042B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 3, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/385
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A processing unit exchanges data with another processing unit across a data connector that supports a particular communication protocol. When the communication protocol is updated to support a new packet type, a specification of that new packet type may be stored within software registers included within the processing unit. Under circumstances that require the use of the new packet type, packet generation logic may read the packet specification of the new packet type, then generate and transmit a packet of the new type.
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