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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2003
Jerrold V. Hauck, Windermere, FL (US);
Prashant Kanhere, Cupertino, CA (US);
William S. Duckwall, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Jerrold V. Hauck, Windermere, FL (US);
Prashant Kanhere, Cupertino, CA (US);
William S. Duckwall, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for administering transmission of a first type of packets and a second type of packets over a serial bus. In one embodiment, the method comprises: if there is a packet of a second type to be sent, then concatenating the packet of the second type to a plurality of packets of the first type and sending the plurality of packets of the first type followed by the concatenated packet of the second type; and if there is no packet of the second type to be sent, then concatenating a bogus ack packet to the plurality of packets of the first type and sending the plurality of packets of the first type followed by the concatenated bogus ack packet.