OPPORTUNISTIC SNOOP BROADCAST (OSB) IN DIRECTORY ENABLED HOME SNOOPY SYSTEMS

摘要

Methods and apparatus relating to Opportunistic Snoop Broadcast (OSB) in directory enabled home snoopy systems are described. In one embodiment, a plurality of snoops are broadcast to a plurality of caching agents in response to a request for data and based on a comparison of a bandwidth consumption of the link and a threshold value. Other embodiments are also disclosed.