摘要 |
A method of forwarding messages among task blocks using a task manager. The task manager receiving the message at an input port. The method further comprises determining the destination of the message. The message is stored in a pre-allocated segment that is selected from a plurality of segments within an input buffer. Each pre-allocated segment is associated with an output buffer. The method further comprising moving the message to the output buffer associated with the pre-allocated segment by an arbitrator that uses a round robin scheme for polling each input port. The pre-allocated segment is selected based on the destination of the message. The message may further comprise a priority, wherein the message is routed to a switch plane based on the message control signals. The higher priority switch plane given priority whenever there is a resource conflict.
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