摘要:
A page table mechanism translates virtual addresses to real addresses. In a first aspect, page table entries are contained in equal-sized blocks, the entries within each block corresponding to contiguous pages of virtual address space. Preferably, the common high-order portion of the virtual address is contained in segments distributed among multiple page table entries of the block. In a second aspect, the virtual address indexes a binary tree definitional structure. Decode logic traverses a binary tree defined by the definitional structure by testing selective bits of the virtual address to reach a leaf of the binary tree, which defines the location of data defining the real address.
摘要:
Systems and methods for distributing thread instructions in the pipeline of a multi-threading digital processor are disclosed. More particularly, hardware and software are disclosed for successively selecting threads in an ordered sequence for execution in the processor pipeline. If a thread to be selected cannot execute, then a complementary thread is selected for execution.
摘要:
A method and system for determining whether to enforce a plurality of filter rules for a packet including a key in a computer network is disclosed. Each of the plurality of filter rules has a priority. The method and system include accumulating statistics for each of the plurality of filter rules. The statistics indicate a frequency of enforcement for each of the plurality of filter rules. The method and system also include placing the plurality of filter rules in an order for testing against the key. The order is based on the frequency of each filter rule of the portion of the plurality of filter rules. Consequently, more frequently enforced filter rules may be tested first.
摘要:
A method and structure for performing a delayed counter increment is provided. The method and structure allows a counter decision to be modified based upon what the computer system hardware does with the data packet. Subsequent to the generation of a counter command, the processing of the data packet may change: for example, the data packet may be discarded instead of forwarded. Accordingly, the counter increment instruction is changed. A delayed counter increment will perform the actual counter update after the processing of the data packet is completed. In one embodiment of the invention, the counter update action is modified depending upon whether the data packet is forwarded or discarded, and a different counter is selected to be updated. This solves a problem that sometimes the forwarding code is unable to determine if some independent action may later discard a data packet.
摘要:
A method and system in a data processing system are disclosed for the retransmission of only a portion of a data packet which had originally been transmitted incorrectly. A first data link is established between a first computer system and a second computer system. In response to the establishment of the first data link, a second data link is established between the first and second computer systems, whereby the first and second data links are related. A plurality of data packets are transmitted from the first computer system to the second computer system utilizing the first data link. Each of the data packets includes a plurality of segments. A determination is made whether each of the plurality of data packets is received correctly. In response to a determination that one of the plurality of data packets is received incorrectly, a portion of the data packet which was transmitted incorrectly is determined. Only the incorrectly transmitted portion of the data packet is then retransmitted by the first computer system utilizing the second data link.
摘要:
A method and system in a data communications system are disclosed for the establishment of multiple, related data links and the utilization of one of the data links for error correction of transmission errors occurring on the other data link. A first data link is established between a first computer system and a second computer system. In response to the establishment of the first data link, a second, related data link is established between the first and second computer systems. A plurality of data packets are transmitted from the first computer system to the second computer system utilizing the first data link. A determination is made whether each of the plurality of data packets is received correctly. In response to each determination that one of the plurality of data packets is not received correctly, the second computer system transmits a selective rejection packet for the one of the plurality of data packets to the first computer system utilizing the second data link.
摘要:
Communication, using a synchronous protocol, over a synchronous communications link, between synchronous application programs executed on a terminal (i.e., personal computer, PC) with an asynchronous byte-oriented interface and a PC with a synchronous frame orientated interface is made possible by enhancing the PC with the asynchronous byte-oriented interface with a device which modifies the data to be transmitted by inserting framing flags and transparency characters before the data passes through the COMM port (asynchronous byte-oriented interface) and extracting the transparency characters after the data exits the COMM port. As a consequence, the PC with the frame-oriented interface does not have to be modified.
摘要:
In an communication system including a computer system comprising a digital signal processing adapter for performing a-set of tasks, and a E-1 port for providing and receiving time division multiplexed (TDM) signals in accordance with a first inter-system communication protocol, such as the E-1 or T-1 protocols, a communication subsystem, for coupling to the IP system. The communication subsystem includes an E-1 link for coupling to the first I/O port, and for providing and receiving TDM signals in accordance with the E-1 or T-1 protocols. The subsystem further includes a digital signal processor adapter, coupled to the second I/O port, for enhancing processing capability of the digital signal processing resource; and a third I/O port, coupled to the digital signal processor circuit, for providing and receiving signals in accordance with the first or a second inter-system communication protocol.
摘要:
A processing system includes a memory and a first core configured to process applications. The first core includes a first cache. The processing system includes a mechanism configured to capture a sequence of addresses of the application that miss the first cache in the first core and to place the sequence of addresses in a storage array; and a second core configured to process at least one software algorithm. The at least one software algorithm utilizes the sequence of addresses from the storage array to generate a sequence of prefetch addresses. The second core issues prefetch requests for the sequence of the prefetch addresses to the memory to obtain prefetched data and the prefetched data is provided to the first core if requested.
摘要:
The decision within a packet processing device to transmit a newly arriving packet into a queue to await further processing or to discard the same packet is made by a flow control method and system. The flow control is updated with a constant period determined by storage and flow rate limits. The update includes comparing current queue occupancy to a threshold. The outcome of the update is adjustment up or down of the transmit probability value. The value is stored for the subsequent period of flow control and packets arriving during that period are subject to a transmit or discard decision that uses that value.