Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Intrasystem connection – Bus interface architecture
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-21
2010-10-12
Shin, Christopher B (Department: 2181)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Intrasystem connection
Bus interface architecture
C710S022000, C710S033000, C710S062000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07814258
ABSTRACT:
Various apparatuses, methods and systems for specifying memory transaction sizes on a PCI bus are disclosed herein. For example, some embodiments of the present invention provide apparatuses for transferring data including a PCI bus, a memory map for memory transactions performed on the PCI bus, and at least one set of control registers adapted to establish at least one window within the memory map. The set of control registers contains an address range for the at least one window within the memory map and a burst transfer size for memory transactions taking place on the PCI bus that are addressed within the address range.
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Das Sumit Sadhan
Thaker Pradip Arunbai
Wojciechowski Roy D.
Brady III Wade J.
Kempler William B.
Shin Christopher B
Telecky , Jr. Frederick J.
Texas Instruments Incorporated
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