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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
May. 15, 2009
Nimrod Alexandron, Shimshit, IL;
Alexander Rabinovitch, Kfar Yona, IL;
Leonid Dubrovin, Karnei Shomron, IL;
Nimrod Alexandron, Shimshit, IL;
Alexander Rabinovitch, Kfar Yona, IL;
Leonid Dubrovin, Karnei Shomron, IL;
LSI Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A DMA controller and a method for statistical allocation of multichannel DMA bandwidth. In one embodiment, the DMA controller includes: (1) channel interfaces including respective counters and configured to provide request signals, priority signals and counter value signals representing current values of the counters at a given time and (2) a grant control unit coupled to the channel interfaces and configured to grant DMA access to one of the channel interfaces based on values of the priority signals and the counter value signals.