US 2025/0097166 A1 · Communication Fabric Structures for Increased Bandwidth

Abstract

An apparatus includes first agents configured to transfer transactions using an ordered protocol, as well as second agents configured to transfer transactions using a protocol with no enforced ordering. The apparatus may also include input/output (I/O) interfaces coupled to respective ones of the first agents and configured to enforce the ordered protocol. The apparatus may further include a communication network including a plurality of network switches. A particular one of the network switches may be coupled to at least one other network switch of the plurality. The apparatus may also include a network interface coupled to the second agents, to the I/O interfaces, and to the particular network switch. This network interface may be configured to transfer data transactions between the second agents and the particular network switch, and to transfer data transactions between the I/O interfaces and the particular network switch.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus comprising:

a plurality of agent circuits including:
one or more first agent circuits configured to transfer data transactions using an ordered protocol;
one or more second agent circuits configured to transfer data transactions using a protocol with no enforced ordering;
one or more input/output (I/O) interfaces coupled to respective ones of the first agent circuits, and configured to enforce the ordered protocol;
a communication network including a plurality of network switching circuits, wherein a particular one of the plurality of network switching circuits is coupled to at least one other network switching circuit of the plurality of network switching circuits;
and
a network interface circuit, coupled the second agent circuits, to the I/O interfaces, and to the particular network switching circuit, and configured to:
transfer data transactions between the second agent circuits and the particular network switching circuit;
and
transfer data transactions between the I/O interfaces and the particular network switching circuit.

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A system comprising:

a plurality of agent circuits, including:
a first agent circuit configured to send, in a first order, a first group of data transactions using an ordered protocol;
a second agent circuit configured to send a second group of data transactions using a protocol with no enforced ordering;
an input/output (I/O) interface coupled to the first agent circuit, and configured to:
receive the first group of data transactions in the first order;
and
send the first group of data transactions using the first order;
a communication network including a plurality of network switching circuits;
and
a network interface circuit and configured to:
receive, from the I/O interface, the first group of data transactions in the first order;
send, to a particular network switching circuit of the plurality of network switching circuits, the first group of data transactions with no enforced ordering;
receive, from the second agent circuit, the second group of data transactions;
and
send the second group of data transactions to the particular network switching circuit with no enforced ordering.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Communication Fabric Structures for Increased Bandwidth

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Abstract

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