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AssigneeArm Limited
InventorsAshok Kumar Tummala, Jamshed Jalal, Antony John Harris, Jeffrey Carl Defilippi, Anitha Kona, Bruce James Mathewson
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An apparatus and method are provided for handling protocol conversion. The apparatus has interconnect circuitry for routing messages between components coupled to the interconnect circuitry in a manner that conforms to a first communication protocol. Protocol conversion circuitry is coupled between the interconnect circuitry and an external communication path, for converting messages between the first communication protocol and a second communication protocol that has a layered architecture comprising multiple layers. The protocol conversion circuitry has a gateway component forming one of the components coupled to the interconnect circuitry, and a controller coupled with the gateway component and used to control connection with the external communication path. For a selected layer of the multiple layers, the protocol conversion circuitry provides, within the gateway component, upper selected layer circuitry to implement a first portion of functionality of the selected layer, where the first portion comprises at least protocol dependent functionality of the selected layer. It also provides, within the controller, lower selected layer circuitry to implement a remaining portion of the functionality of the selected layer, the remaining portion comprising only protocol independent functionality of the selected layer.
An apparatus comprising:
A gateway component for coupling between interconnect circuitry and a controller used to control connection with an external communication path, the gateway component for operating in combination with the controller to form protocol conversion circuitry used to convert messages that are routed though the protocol conversion circuitry between a first communication protocol and a second communication protocol, the second communication protocol having a layered architecture comprising multiple layers, the gateway component comprising:
A controller for coupling between an external communication path and a gateway component provided for interconnect circuitry, wherein the controller is used to control connection with the external communication path and is arranged to operate in combination with the gateway component to form protocol conversion circuitry used to convert messages that are routed though the protocol conversion circuitry between a first communication protocol and a second communication protocol, the second communication protocol having a layered architecture comprising multiple layers, the controller comprising:
A method of handling protocol conversion, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.