Delay management method and device

摘要

A delay management method and device in which, when a data read request is made relating to data which has not yet reached a memory section, that read request is delayed and sent to a delay management section. The read request data is sent to a free address in the delay management section selected from a store of free addresses in the memory section. The delay management section stores the read request data at the free address. The delay management section communicates free addresses to the memory section.