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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2013
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Deniz Balkan, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Gurjeet S Saund, Saratoga, CA (US);
Joseph P Bratt, San Jose, CA (US);
Kevin C Wong, Los Altos, CA (US);
Manu Gulati, Saratoga, CA (US);
Rohit K Gupta, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of a bridge circuit and system are disclosed that may allow converting transactions from one communication protocol to another. The bridge circuit may be coupled to a first bus employing a first communication protocol, and a second bus employing a second communication protocol. The second bus may include a plurality of virtual channels. The bridge circuit may be configured to receive transactions over the first bus, and convert the transactions to the second communication protocol, and to assign the converted transaction to one of the plurality of virtual channels. The bridge circuit may be further configured store the converted transaction. A plurality of limited throughput signals may be generated by the bridge circuit dependent upon a number of available credits for the plurality of virtual channels.