Virtual channel packet processing in digital interfaces

A system comprising:

• a memory device;
• and
• a processing device coupled to the memory device, the processing device to perform operations comprising:
• receiving, at a buffer management system, packet data associated with a first packet characteristic of a plurality of packet characteristics of a plurality of packets transmitted via a digital interface;
• storing the packet data in a first input accumulator of a plurality of input accumulators of the buffer management system, wherein the first input accumulator corresponds to the first packet characteristic;
• responsive to determining that a threshold quantity of packet data is accumulated in the first input accumulator, obtaining the threshold quantity of packet data from the first input accumulator;
• and
• storing the threshold quantity of packet data in a line of a shared buffer for the plurality of packets transmitted via the digital interface, wherein the shared buffer is associated with the plurality of packet characteristics.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, at a buffer management system, packet data associated with a first packet characteristic of a plurality of packet characteristics of a plurality of packets transmitted via a digital interface;
• storing the packet data in a first input accumulator of a plurality of input accumulators of the buffer management system, wherein the first input accumulator corresponds to the first packet characteristic;
• responsive to determining that a threshold quantity of packet data is accumulated in the first input accumulator, obtaining the threshold quantity of packet data from the first input accumulator;
• and
• storing the threshold quantity of packet data in a line of a shared buffer for the plurality of packets transmitted via the digital interface, wherein the shared buffer is associated with the plurality of packet characteristics.