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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2013
Applicant:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jasmin Ajanovic, Portland, OR (US);
David Harriman, Portland, OR (US);
Blaise Fanning, Folsom, CA (US);
David M. Lee, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); H04L 12/801 (2013.01); G06F 13/12 (2006.01); G06F 13/38 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01); G06F 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 47/10 (2013.01); G06F 5/06 (2013.01); G06F 13/124 (2013.01); G06F 13/385 (2013.01); G06F 13/4059 (2013.01); G06F 13/42 (2013.01); G06F 13/4221 (2013.01); G06F 13/4252 (2013.01); G06F 13/4265 (2013.01); G06F 13/4269 (2013.01); G06F 13/4282 (2013.01);
Abstract
A storage device is provided to maintain a value of flow control credits allocated for a device on a channel and flow control logic is provided to receive a flow control signal over a link of an interconnect, the flow control signal indicating flow control credits allocated for the device on the channel. The flow control logic is further to update the value of flow control credits based on activity of the device on the channel.