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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2007
Brian K. Schmidt, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
James G. Hanko, Redwood City, CA (US);
J. Duane Northcutt, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Brian K. Schmidt, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
James G. Hanko, Redwood City, CA (US);
J. Duane Northcutt, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Silicon Image, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for data stream control for network devices. Some embodiments of an apparatus include a receiver to receive a token for a command associated with a stream of data, where the command is one of multiple command types. The token has a fixed size and format, and the token is provided in a field of a data packet. The apparatus further includes a network unit to determine the type of command based on the token, to parse a set of fields in the data packet for command data, and implement the command.