METHOD AND APPARATUS HAVING IMPROVED LINE RATE IP PACKET COMMUNICATION

摘要

An apparatus having improved line rate communication. A Media Access Controller (MAC) accesses each reference pointer stored in transmission slots of a first sub-queue of a transmission queue. Notably, each reference pointer is indexed to a shared memory frame. The MAC transmits data from the shared memory frame in response to accessing the reference pointer, and triggers at least one interrupt when each reference pointer of the first sub-queue is accessed at least once. A processor and/or the MAC can mark in response to the at least one interrupt, each transmission slot of the first sub-queue as ready for transmission.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
accessing, via a media access controller (MAC), each reference pointer stored in transmission slots of a first sub-queue of a transmission queue, each reference pointer is indexed to a shared memory frame; transmitting data from the shared memory frame in response to accessing the reference pointer; triggering at least one interrupt when each reference pointer of the first sub-queue is accessed at least once; and marking, in response to the at least one interrupt, each transmission slot of the first sub-queue as ready for transmission.