US 2019/0356611 A1 · SHARED RESOURCES FOR MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION TRAFFICS

Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for an apparatus coupled to a communication bus, where the apparatus includes a queue and a controller to manage operations of the queue. The queue includes a first space to store a first information for a first traffic type, with a first flow class, and for a first virtual channel of communication between a first communicating entity and a second communicating entity. The queue further includes a second space to store a second information for a second traffic type, with a second flow class, and for a second virtual channel of communication between a third communicating entity and a fourth communicating entity. The first traffic type is different from the second traffic type, the first flow class is different from the second flow class, or the first virtual channel is different from the second virtual channel. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for communication, comprising:

a queue with a plurality of storage spaces, wherein the queue includes a first space to store a first information for a first traffic type, with a first flow class, and for a first virtual channel of communication between a first communicating entity to communicate with a second communicating entity via the apparatus and another apparatus coupled with the apparatus via a communication bus, and a second space to store a second information for a second traffic type, with a second flow class, and for a second virtual channel of communication between a third communicating entity communicating with a fourth communicating entity via the two apparatuses, and wherein the first traffic type is different from the second traffic type, the first flow class is different from the second flow class, or the first virtual channel is different from the second virtual channel;
and
a controller and coupled to the queue to manage operations of the queue.

An apparatus for computing, comprising:

a printed circuit board (PCB) having a selected one of peripheral component interconnect (PCI) bus, a PCI Extended bus (PCI-X), or a PCI express bus;
a first bus agent disposed on the PCB, and coupled to the bus;
a second bus agent disposed on the PCB, and coupled to the bus, and wherein at least a select one of the first or the second bus agent includes:
a queue with a plurality of storage spaces that includes a first space to store a first information for a first traffic type, with a first flow class, and for a first virtual channel of communication between the first and second bus agents, and a second space to store a second information for a second traffic type, with a second flow class, and for a second virtual channel of communication between the first and second bus agents, wherein the first traffic type is different from the second traffic type, the first flow class is different from the second flow class, or the first virtual channel is different from the second virtual channel;
and
a controller coupled to the queue to manage operations of the queue.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Shared resources for multiple communication traffics

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Shared resources for multiple communication traffics

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Abstract

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