Method and an apparatus for work request arbitration in a network processor
US9838471B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 3, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/505
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and a system embodying the method for work request arbitration, comprising receiving a work request, the work request indicating one or more groups from a plurality of groups; determining at least one of a plurality of parameters in accordance with the received work request; determining eligibility to provide work among the one or more groups that have work in a work queue in accordance with a first set of the plurality of parameters; and selecting one of the determined eligible groups to provide the work in accordance with a second set of the plurality of parameters is disclosed.
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