Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.p.

Hewlett-Packard Company

Michael Joseph Phelps

Gregg Bernard Lesartre

David A Madsen

Troy M Thomas

Bryan D Hornung

Joseph F Orth

Chris M Giles

An upstream-communication end node of an apparatus in an example upon a receipt of an indication of threshold-partial fullness of transaction-storage space on a downstream-communication end node modifies transaction-selection for delivery to the downstream-communication end node to exclude one or more transactions originated on the upstream-communication end node.

End node transactions at threshold-partial fullness of storage space

One exemplary method of assigning addresses in two or more address spaces with address fields of different lengths comprises defining address types, assigning a value to first bits at the high ends of the address fields to identify a first said address type, assigning second bits at the low ends of the address fields to identify addresses of the first said address type, and inserting different numbers of additional bits between the first bits and the second bits in the two or more address spaces.

Address handling

A method for controlling data transfers through a computer system is provided. First information is transferred to a first node of the computer system regarding availability of a first data storage area within a second node of the computer system for data to be transferred through the second node. Also transferred to the first node is second information regarding availability of a second data storage area within the second node for data to be consumed within the second node. The first information and the second information are then processed to determine if data within the first node destined for the second node is to be transferred to the second node.

Method of controlling data transfers between nodes in a computer system

The present invention relates to a programmable retargeter memory device which receives data being sent to addresses designated by the data and which retargets the data by replacing the addresses designated by the data with new addresses. The retargeter memory device of the present invention comprises an address memory and a data memory. The address memory comprises a plurality of address memory locations for storing retargeted addresses. The address memory is capable of being written to and read from to programmably alter the retargeted addresses stored therein and to output retargeted addresses therefrom. The data memory comprises a plurality of data memory locations for storing data associated with the retargeted addresses stored in the address memory and is capable of being written to and read from. Each data memory location is associated with one address memory location such that a write to a particular data memory location causes the retargeted address stored in the address memory location associated with the particular data memory location to be released from the address memory and sent to the location designated by the released retargeted address followed by the data written to the particular data memory location. The programmable retargeter memory device of the present invention can be provided with a release and re-order function which allows the data received by the programmable retargeter memory device of the present invention to be re-ordered before being sent to the retargeted addresses downstream.

Programmable retargeter method and apparatus

The present invention relates to a programmable retargeter memory device which receives data being sent to addresses designated by said data and which retargets the data by replacing the addresses designated by the data with new addresses. The retargeter memory device of the present invention comprises an address memory and a data memory. The address memory comprises a plurality of address memory locations for storing retargeted addresses. The address memory is capable of being written to and read from to programmably alter the retargeted addresses stored therein and to output retargeted addresses therefrom. The data memory comprises a plurality of data memory locations for storing data associated with the retargeted addresses stored in the address memory and is capable of being written to and read from. Each data memory location is associated with one address memory location such that a write to a particular data memory location causes the retargeted address stored in the address memory location associated with the particular data memory location to be released from the address memory and sent to the location designated by the released retargeted address followed by the data written to the particular data memory location. The programmable retargeter memory device of the present invention can be provided with a release and re-order function which allows the data received by the programmable retargeter memory device of the present invention to be re-ordered before being sent to the retargeted addresses downstream.

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Michael Joseph Phelps