System for transmitting data packet from buffer by reading buffe

Details System for transmitting data packet from buffer by reading buffe System for transmitting data packet from buffer by reading buffe

1997-01-06

1998-09-22

Meky, Moustafa M.

G06F 1300

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058127747

ABSTRACT:
The problems of meeting tight latency requirement while keeping network design low in cost and complexity are solved by the present invention of a network controller with a transaction logic block and a descriptor memory. The invention allows the data buffers and the buffer descriptors to be located in two physically separate memory subsystems. Data buffers can reside in a main system memory which are shared by other system clients. The buffer descriptors, which typically require significantly less memory space than data buffers, can reside in a special dedicated memory which can be low cost. The invention provides a method to allow buffer descriptors to be located in a low latency memory, which can be local to the network adapter. The data buffers can be located in a system shared memory. This design allows system shared resources, e.g. main system memory or bus, to be designed with relatively longer delay budget. This provides a significant system benefit since the buffer memory size is typically many orders of magnitude larger than the buffer descriptor memory size. The invention also provides a method where a system bus supports a priority service where low latency is guaranteed. In this embodiment, the data buffers and the descriptors can reside in a shared memory. The network controller uses the priority service when accessing the buffer descriptors.

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