Communications protocol conversion over a mesh interconnect

A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium for sharing data, the computer program product comprising code which causes one or more processors to generate semiconductor logic for:

• accessing a system-on-chip (SoC), wherein the SoC includes a mesh network and one or more coherency ordering agents (COAs), wherein the one or more COAs coordinate coherency for one or more processors coupled to the mesh network, and wherein the one or more COAs are coupled to one or more communication converters (CCs) by the mesh network;
• sending, by a processor within the one or more processors, a request to a target device, wherein the request is based on a first communications protocol, wherein the request includes a memory address, and wherein the request is sent, by a COA within the one or more COAs, to a CC within the one or more CCs;
• storing the request, by a request queue, wherein the request queue is within the CC;
• checking the request, wherein the checking is based on one or more additional requests;
• translating, by the CC, the request, wherein the translating results in a converted request, wherein the converted request is based on a second communications protocol, and wherein the translating is based on the checking;
• and
• transmitting, by the CC, the converted request to the target device.

A computer system for sharing data comprising:

• a memory which stores instructions;
• one or more processors coupled to the memory, wherein the one or more processors, when executing the instructions which are stored, are configured to:
• access a system-on-chip (SoC), wherein the SoC includes a mesh network and one or more coherency ordering agents (COAs), wherein the one or more COAs coordinate coherency for one or more processors coupled to the mesh network, and wherein the one or more COAs are coupled to one or more communication converters (CCs) by the mesh network;
• send, by a processor within the one or more processors, a request to a target device, wherein the request is based on a first communications protocol, wherein the request includes a memory address, and wherein the request is sent, by a COA within the one or more COAs, to a CC within the one or more CCs;
• store the request, by a request queue, wherein the request queue is within the CC;
• check the request, wherein the checking is based on one or more additional requests;
• translate, by the CC, the request, wherein the translating results in a converted request, wherein the converted request is based on a second communications protocol, and wherein the translating is based on the checking;
• and
• transmit, by the CC, the converted request to the target device.