Integrated circuit and method for sending requests

Abstract

In networks on an integrated circuit a first module typically has access to an address space, wherein addresses identify locations within second modules. It may be necessary to address two or more second modules simultaneously. In that case, the first module replicates a request and sends the resulting plurality of requests to the second modules. This causes a large burden on the first module. The integrated circuit and the method according to the invention overcome this shortcoming, because the network can provide a multicast request to at least two second modules in response to a single request from the first module. For this purpose, the network can comprise a facility to map a multicast address onto two or more further addresses. Alternatively, a connection identifier 10 can be sent along with a request, which identifies a multicast connection.

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