Task queuing methods and systems for transmitting frame information over an I/O interface

A data-processing system, comprising:

• an I/O interface for managing the transfer of data between a processor and at least memory;
• a processor associated with said I/O interface, wherein said processor comprises a task queue containing a plurality of transmit tasks for transmitting said plurality of frames over said I/O interface, at least one processing unit for executing said plurality of transmit tasks, a memory, and interface logic for accessing said memory and said task queue;
• and
• wherein said processor generically assembles a first frame from among a plurality of frames, transmits said first frame from among said plurality of frames over said I/O interface and thereafter processes and assembles a subsequent frame from among said plurality of frames while said first frame is transmitting, thereby providing enhanced flexibility and speed for the assembly and transmission of said plurality of frames across said I/O interface.

A data-processing method, comprising the steps of:

• managing the transfer of data between a processor and at least memory utilizing an I/O interface;
• associating a processor with said I/O interface;
• and
• automatically generically assembling a first frame from among a plurality of frames utilizing said processor;
• automatically transmitting said first frame from among said plurality of frames over said I/O interface utilizing said processor;
• and
• thereafter automatically processing and assembling a subsequent frame from among said plurality of frames utilizing said processor while said first frame is transmitting, thereby providing enhanced flexibility and speed for the assembly and transmission of said plurality of frames across said I/O interface.