Controller for multiple instruction thread processors
    1.
    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。

    Network processing system, core language processor and method of executing a sequence of instructions in a stored program
    2.
    发明申请
    Network processing system, core language processor and method of executing a sequence of instructions in a stored program 审中-公开
    网络处理系统,核心语言处理器和在存储的程序中执行指令序列的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20050033938A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-02-10

    申请号:US10940434

    申请日:2004-09-14

    IPC分类号: G06F9/30 G06F9/38 G06F15/00

    摘要: A network processor utilizes protocol processor units (PPUs) to provide instruction communication for the network. Each PPU includes a core language processor (CLP). Each CLP contains general purpose registers and includes a coprocessor that contains scalar registers and array registers. The CLP controls and instructs a plurality of coprocessors that run in parallel with the CLP. Each coprocessor is a specialized hardware assist engine having direct access to the CLP registers and arrays through two sets of interface signals, a coprocessor execution interface and a coprocessor data interface.

    摘要翻译: 网络处理器利用协议处理器单元(PPU)为网络提供指令通信。 每个PPU包括核心语言处理器(CLP)。 每个CLP都包含通用寄存器,包括一个包含标量寄存器和数组寄存器的协处理器。 CLP控制并指示与CLP并行运行的多个协处理器。 每个协处理器是专门的硬件辅助引擎,可以通过两组接口信号,协处理器执行接口和协处理器数据接口直接访问CLP寄存器和阵列。

    Method and structure for enqueuing data packets for processing
    3.
    发明申请
    Method and structure for enqueuing data packets for processing 失效
    排队处理数据包的方法和结构

    公开(公告)号:US20060039376A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-02-23

    申请号:US10868725

    申请日:2004-06-15

    IPC分类号: H04L12/56 H04L12/28

    摘要: A method and structure is provided for buffering data packets having a header and a remainder in a network processor system. The network processor system has a processor on a chip and at least one buffer on the chip. Each buffer on the chip is configured to buffer the header of the packets in a preselected order before execution in the processor, and the remainder of the packet is stored in an external buffer apart from the chip. The method comprises utilizing the header information to identify the location and extent of the remainder of the packet. The entire selected packet is stored in the external buffer when the buffer of the stored header of the given packet is full, and moving only the header of a selected packet stored in the external buffer to the buffer on the chip when the buffer on the chip has space therefor.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种在网络处理器系统中缓冲具有报头和余数的数据分组的方法和结构。 网络处理器系统在芯片上具有处理器和芯片上的至少一个缓冲器。 芯片上的每个缓冲器被配置为在处理器中执行之前以预先选择的顺序缓冲数据包的报头,并且数据包的剩余部分存储在与芯片分离的外部缓冲器中。 该方法包括利用报头信息来识别分组的其余部分的位置和范围。 当给定分组的存储报头的缓冲器已满时,整个所选分组被存储在外部缓冲器中,并且当芯片上的缓冲器仅将存储在外部缓冲器中的选定分组的报头移动到芯片上的缓冲器时 有空间。

    DRAM access command queuing structure
    5.
    发明申请
    DRAM access command queuing structure 有权
    DRAM访问命令排队结构

    公开(公告)号:US20060026342A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-02-02

    申请号:US10899937

    申请日:2004-07-27

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    CPC分类号: G06F13/1642

    摘要: Access arbiters are used to prioritize read and write access requests to individual memory banks in DRAM memory devices, particularly fast cycle DRAMs. This serves to optimize the memory bandwidth available for the read and the write operations by avoiding consecutive accesses to the same memory bank and by minimizing dead cycles. The arbiter first divides DRAM accesses into write accesses and read accesses. The access requests are divided into accesses per memory bank with a threshold limit imposed on the number of accesses to each memory bank. The write receive packets are rotated among the banks based on the write queue status. The status of the write queue for each memory bank may also be used for system flow control. The arbiter also typically includes the ability to determine access windows based on the status of the command queues, and to perform arbitration on each access window.

    摘要翻译: 访问仲裁器被用于将对DRAM存储器件,特别是快速循环DRAM中的各个存储体的读取和写入访问请求进行优先级排序。 这用于通过避免对同一存储体的连续访问并且通过最小化死循环来优化用于读取和写入操作的存储器带宽。 仲裁器首先将DRAM访问划分为写访问和读访问。 访问请求被划分为每个存储体的访问,并且对每个存储体的访问次数施加了阈值限制。 基于写入队列状态,写入接收数据包在存储体之间旋转。 每个存储体的写入队列的状态也可以用于系统流控制。 仲裁器还通常包括基于命令队列的状态来确定访问窗口的能力,并且在每个访问窗口上执行仲裁。

    Structure and method for scheduler pipeline design for hierarchical link sharing
    6.
    发明申请
    Structure and method for scheduler pipeline design for hierarchical link sharing 失效
    用于分层链路共享的调度器流水线设计的结构和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20050177644A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-08-11

    申请号:US10772737

    申请日:2004-02-05

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16 H04L12/56

    摘要: A pipeline configuration is described for use in network traffic management for the hardware scheduling of events arranged in a hierarchical linkage. The configuration reduces costs by minimizing the use of external SRAM memory devices. This results in some external memory devices being shared by different types of control blocks, such as flow queue control blocks, frame control blocks and hierarchy control blocks. Both SRAM and DRAM memory devices are used, depending on the content of the control block (Read-Modify-Write or ‘read’ only) at enqueue and dequeue, or Read-Modify-Write solely at dequeue. The scheduler utilizes time-based calendars and weighted fair queueing calendars in the egress calendar design. Control blocks that are accessed infrequently are stored in DRAM memory while those accessed frequently are stored in SRAM.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于网络流量管理中的流水线配置,用于以分层链接排列的事件的硬件调度。 该配置通过最小化外部SRAM存储器件的使用来降低成本。 这导致一些外部存储器设备被不同类型的控制块共享,例如流队列控制块,帧控制块和层次控制块。 使用SRAM和DRAM存储器件,这取决于控制块的内容(仅读取 - 修改 - 写入或仅读取)在排队和出队,或仅读出 - 修改 - 写出。 调度器在出口日历设计中使用基于时间的日历和加权公平排队日历。 不频繁访问的控制块存储在DRAM存储器中,而频繁访问的控制块存储在SRAM中。

    DRAM ACCESS COMMAND QUEUING METHOD
    7.
    发明申请
    DRAM ACCESS COMMAND QUEUING METHOD 有权
    DRAM访问命令队列方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070294471A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-12-20

    申请号:US11832220

    申请日:2007-08-01

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    CPC分类号: G06F13/1642

    摘要: Access arbiters are used to prioritize read and write access requests to individual memory banks in DRAM memory devices, particularly fast cycle DRAMs. This serves to optimize the memory bandwidth available for the read and the write operations by avoiding consecutive accesses to the same memory bank and by minimizing dead cycles. The arbiter first divides DRAM accesses into write accesses and read accesses. The access requests are divided into accesses per memory bank with a threshold limit imposed on the number of accesses to each memory bank. The write receive packets are rotated among the banks based on the write queue status. The status of the write queue for each memory bank may also be used for system flow control. The arbiter also typically includes the ability to determine access windows based on the status of the command queues, and to perform arbitration on each access window.

    摘要翻译: 访问仲裁器被用于将对DRAM存储器件,特别是快速循环DRAM中的各个存储体的读取和写入访问请求进行优先级排序。 这用于通过避免对同一存储体的连续访问并且通过最小化死循环来优化用于读取和写入操作的存储器带宽。 仲裁器首先将DRAM访问划分为写访问和读访问。 访问请求被划分为每个存储体的访问,并且对每个存储体的访问次数施加了阈值限制。 基于写入队列状态,写入接收数据包在存储体之间旋转。 每个存储体的写入队列的状态也可以用于系统流控制。 仲裁器还通常包括基于命令队列的状态来确定访问窗口的能力,并且在每个访问窗口上执行仲裁。

    Method and system for compressing multi-field rule specifications
    8.
    发明申请
    Method and system for compressing multi-field rule specifications 失效
    压缩多场规则规范的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20050237938A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-10-27

    申请号:US10832957

    申请日:2004-04-27

    CPC分类号: G06N99/005

    摘要: The present invention relates to a method and system for storing a plurality of multi-field classification rules in a computer system. Each multi-field classification rule includes a rule specification that itself includes a plurality of fields and a plurality of field definitions corresponding to the fields. The method of the present invention includes providing a virtual rule table, where the table stores a plurality of field definitions, and for each of the plurality of multi-field classification rules, compressing the rule specification by replacing at least one field definition with an associated index into the virtual rule table. The method also includes storing each of the compressed rule specifications and the virtual rule table in a shared segment of memory.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于在计算机系统中存储多个多场分类规则的方法和系统。 每个多字段分类规则包括本身包括多个字段的规则规范和对应于字段的多个字段定义。 本发明的方法包括提供虚拟规则表,其中表存储多个字段定义,并且对于多个多字段分类规则中的每一个,通过用相关联的替换来替换至少一个字段定义来压缩规则规范 索引到虚拟规则表。 该方法还包括将每个压缩规则规范和虚拟规则表存储在存储器的共享段中。