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Method of communicating data in an interconnect system

USRE40877E1 · kind E1 · reissue

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Filing dateJul 10, 2008
Grant dateAug 18, 2009
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Expiry dateJul 10, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC —)General

Abstract

A method is provided for communicating data in an interconnect system comprising a plurality of nodes. In one aspect, the method includes: issuing a command packet from a first node, the command packet comprising a respective header quadword and at least one respective data quadword for conveying a command to a second node, wherein the command is selected from a group comprising a direct memory access (DMA) command, an administrative write command, a memory copy write command, and a built in self test (BIST) command; receiving the command packet at the second node; issuing an acknowledgement packet from the second node, the acknowledgement packet comprising a respective header quadword for conveying an acknowledgement that the command packet has been received at the second node.

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