Self-synchronizing data streaming between address-based producer and consumer circuits

A method of communicating data between producer and consumer circuits, wherein each of the producer and consumer circuits is configured to communicate data over an address-based network using memory access requests that identify addresses in a memory address space, the method comprising:

• receiving from the producer circuit a plurality of memory access requests associated with a data stream output by the producer circuit, wherein each of the plurality of memory access requests received from the producer circuit identifies an associated address;
• receiving a plurality of memory access requests from the consumer circuit associated with a data stream expected by the consumer circuit, wherein each of the plurality of memory access requests received from the consumer circuit identifies an associated address;
• responsive to a comparison of addresses for the plurality of memory access requests received from the producer circuit, generating a first sync signal from the addresses identified thereby;
• responsive to a comparison of addresses for the plurality of memory access requests received from the consumer circuit, generating a second sync signal from the addresses identified thereby;
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• communicating data from the data stream output by the producer circuit to the consumer circuit over a communications link, including selectively modifying the data stream output by the producer circuit to a format expected by the consumer circuit responsive to the first and second sync signals.