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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1999
Jie Ni, Beaverton, OR (US);
Richard Reohr, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, an apparatus includes an integrated circuit that has the capability to schedule transferring processes that have an individual identification number. At least a portion of each individual identification number is used to indicate the presence of each of the transfer processes. Briefly, in accordance with another embodiment of the invention, an integrated circuit having a scheduler of transfer processes, each of the transfer processes having an identification number. The scheduler is coupled to a memory array of bits, and a portion of each identification number is used as a portion of an address to the memory array of bits. Briefly, in accordance with yet another embodiment of the invention, a method of scheduling requests for the transfer of data where each request having an identification number. The identification number is used in addressing a bit in an array of bits and set to indicate the request for the transfer of data.