Method and apparatus to generate a data descriptor

Details Method and apparatus to generate a data descriptor Method and apparatus to generate a data descriptor

2004-12-08

2010-11-09

Patel, Niketa I (Department: 2181)

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Input/output data processing

Frame forming

C370S470000, C370S474000, C709S236000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07831747

ABSTRACT:
Embodiments are generally direct to a method and apparatus to generate a data descriptor. In one embodiment, a data descriptor is generated for a block of data to be forwarded from a node to another node on a communication link. The data descriptor includes an indication to build a data packet containing at least a portion of the block of data in an accelerated or a non-accelerated manner.

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