Method and system for flexible network processor scheduler and data flow
    11.
    发明申请
    Method and system for flexible network processor scheduler and data flow 失效
    灵活的网络处理器调度器和数据流的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20070011223A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-01-11

    申请号:US11133477

    申请日:2005-05-18

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    摘要: A network processor dataflow chip and method for flexible dataflow are provided. The dataflow chip comprises a plurality of on-chip data transmission and scheduling circuit structures. The data transmission and scheduling circuit structures are selected responsive to indicators. Data transmission circuit structures may comprise selectable frame processing and data transmission functions. Selectable frame processing may comprise cut and paste, full dispatch and store and dispatch frame processing. Scheduling functions include full internal scheduling, calendar scheduling in communication with an external scheduler, and external calendar scheduling. In another aspect of the present invention, data transmission functions may comprise low latency and normal latency external processor interfaces for selectively providing privileged access to dataflow chip resources.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于灵活数据流的网络处理器数据流芯片和方法。 数据流芯片包括多个片上数据传输和调度电路结构。 响应于指标选择数据传输和调度电路结构。 数据传输电路结构可以包括可选择的帧处理和数据传输功能。 可选择的帧处理可以包括剪切和粘贴,完全调度和存储和调度帧处理。 调度功能包括完整的内部调度,与外部调度器进行通信的日历调度以及外部日历调度。 在本发明的另一方面,数据传输功能可以包括用于选择性地提供对数据流芯片资源的特权访问的低延迟和正常等待时间的外部处理器接口。

    Systems and methods for implementing counters in a network processor with cost effective memory
    12.
    发明申请
    Systems and methods for implementing counters in a network processor with cost effective memory 失效
    在具有成本效益的存储器的网络处理器中实现计数器的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060209827A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-09-21

    申请号:US11070060

    申请日:2005-03-02

    IPC分类号: H04L12/56 H04L12/28

    CPC分类号: H04L49/901 H04L49/90

    摘要: Systems and methods for implementing counters in a network processor with cost effective memory are disclosed. Embodiments include systems and methods for implementing counters in a network processor using less expensive memory such as DRAM. A network processor receives packets and implements accounting functions including counting packets in each of a plurality of flow queues. Embodiments include a counter controller that may increment counter values more than once during a R-M-W cycle. Each time a counter controller receives a request to update a counter during a R-M-W cycle that has been initiated for the counter, the counter controller increments the counter value received from memory. The incremented value is written to memory during the write cycle of the R-M-W cycle. A write disable unit disables writes that would otherwise occur during R-M-W cycles initiated for the counter during the earlier initiated R-M-W cycle.

    摘要翻译: 公开了在具有成本效益的存储器的网络处理器中实现计数器的系统和方法。 实施例包括用于在使用诸如DRAM的廉价存储器的网络处理器中实现计数器的系统和方法。 网络处理器接收分组并实现计费功能,包括在多个流队列中的每一个中计数分组。 实施例包括可以在R-M-W周期期间多次增加计数器值的计数器控制器。 每当计数器控制器在已经为计数器启动的R-M-W周期期间接收到更新计数器的请求时,计数器控制器增加从存储器接收的计数器值。 在R-M-W周期的写周期期间,递增的值被写入存储器。 写禁止单元禁用在较早启动的R-M-W周期期间为计数器启动的R-M-W周期期间将发生的写入。

    Controller for multiple instruction thread processors
    13.
    发明申请
    Controller for multiple instruction thread processors 失效
    多指令线程处理器的控制器

    公开(公告)号:US20050022196A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-01-27

    申请号:US10915983

    申请日:2004-08-11

    CPC分类号: G06F9/3802 G06F9/3851

    摘要: A mechanism controls a multi-thread processor so that when a first thread encounters a latency event for a first predefined time interval temporary control is transferred to an alternate execution thread for duration of the first predefined time interval and then back to the original thread. The mechanism grants full control to the alternate execution thread when a latency event for a second predefined time interval is encountered. The first predefined time interval is termed short latency event whereas the second time interval is termed long latency event.

    摘要翻译: 机制控制多线程处理器,使得当第一线程遇到第一预定义时间间隔的等待时间事件时,临时控制在第一预定义时间间隔的持续时间内被传送到备用执行线程,然后返回到原始线程。 当遇到第二个预定义时间间隔的延迟事件时,机制将授权对备用执行线程的完全控制。 第一预定时间间隔称为短延迟事件,而第二时间间隔称为长延迟事件。

    Programmable multifield parser packet
    14.
    发明授权
    Programmable multifield parser packet 失效
    可编程多字段解析器包

    公开(公告)号:US08681819B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-25

    申请号:US13017963

    申请日:2011-01-31

    IPC分类号: G01R31/08 H04J3/24

    CPC分类号: H04L69/22

    摘要: A method of operating a packet parser in a computing system includes providing a configurable packet pointer by the packet parser, the packet pointer configured to index a configurable number of atomic parsing elements, the atomic parsing elements having a configurable size, in a data stream received by the computing system for extraction, wherein the indexed atomic parsing elements are non-contiguous in the data stream; and receiving the extracted indexed atomic parsing elements from the data stream by the packet parser.

    摘要翻译: 一种在计算系统中操作分组解析器的方法包括:由分组解析器提供可配置的分组指针,所述分组指针被配置为在接收的数据流中索引可配置数量的原子解析元素(所述原子解析元素具有可配置大小) 由所述计算系统提取,其中所述索引的原子解析元素在所述数据流中不连续; 以及由分组解析器从数据流接收提取的索引原子解析元素。

    Systems and methods for multi-frame control blocks

    公开(公告)号:US20060206684A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-09-14

    申请号:US11076218

    申请日:2005-03-09

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00 G06F9/34

    摘要: Systems and methods for implementing multi-frame control blocks in a network processor are disclosed. Embodiments include systems and methods to reduce long latency memory access to less expensive memory such as DRAM. As a network processor in a network receives packets of data, the network processor forms a frame control block for each packet. The frame control block contains a pointer to a memory location where the packet data is stored, and is thereby associated with the packet. The network processor associates a plurality of frame control blocks together in a table control block that is stored in a control store. Each table control block comprises a pointer to a memory location of a next table control block in a chain of table control blocks. Because frame control blocks are stored and accessed in table control blocks, less frequent memory accesses may be needed to keep up with the frame rate of packet transmission.