Method and apparatus for transferring data

A method of transferring data across an SDIO link comprising,

• receiving multiple IP packets at at least one of a SDCC host and a SDIO client;
• buffering the multiple IP packets at the at least one of a SDCC host and a SDIO client;
• attaching a multiplexing header to each of the multiple IP packets;
• initiating one of a read and a write operation from the SDCC host;
• performing a single multiple block transfer from the one of the SDCC host and SDIO client to the other of the SDCC host and the SDIO client for the multiple IP packets;
• demultiplexing the multiple IP packets.

A mobile computing apparatus comprising,

• means for a SDCC host to control at least one of a SDIO client IP packet aggregation and a SDCC host IP packet aggregation through configuring a SDCC host feature comprising an active state and an inactive state wherein,
• the active state comprises,
• at least one of a configurable SDIO client IP packet aggregation threshold and a configurable SDCC host IP packet aggregation threshold, and
• initiating an aggregation timer, and
• the inactive state comprises an SDIO client IP packet aggregation limit of about 1 byte;
• means for setting the SDCC host feature to the inactive state;
• means for at least one of,
• receiving data at the SDIO client to transfer to the SDCC host, and
• receiving data at the SDCC host to transfer to the SDID client;
• means for generating a host interrupt when data is received at the SDIO client;
• means for performing a CMD 53 write operation when a packet is received at the SDCC host;
• and
• means for changing the SDCC host feature to the active state.