Method For Increasing Network Transmission Efficiency By Increasing A Data Updating Rate Of A Memory
AssigneeVIA Technologies, Inc.
InventorsCheng-Yuan Wu, Cheng-Shian Shiao
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Abstract
A network interface circuit or card has a memory and a medium control module for transmitting data stored in the memory to a network. The method includes: when a packet data is transmitted (such as completely transmitted) from the memory to the medium control module, making the memory send an interrupt request such that a new packet data can be read into the memory. This results in increased data transmission efficiency in the network interface circuit.
Claims8
A method for increasing network transmission efficiency by increasing a data updating rate of a memory for increasing efficiency of a network interface circuit transmitting data to a network, the network interface circuit including a memory and a buffer for storing at least one packet to be transmitted to the network, the method comprising:
- storing a packet data corresponding to a packet in the memory;
- transmitting the packet data from the memory to the buffer for storing the packet data in the buffer before transmission to the network;
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- storing another packet data corresponding to another packet in the memory in response to transferring the packet data from the memory to the buffer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.