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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2014
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Xiongzhi Ning, Karlsruhe, DE;
Steffen Dolling, Ditzingen, DE;
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD., Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
A system including a bus, a buffer, a bridge and a module. The bus is connected to multiple devices. The buffer is connected to the bus. The buffer is configured to transfer data to or receive the data from one or more of the devices, forward the data during a forwarding mode, and receive the data during a gathering mode. The module is configured to determine whether a first condition and/or a second condition exist. Based on whether the first condition exists, the module is configures the bridge to transfer the data from the buffer to a host system or transitions the buffer from the gathering mode to the forwarding mode to forward the data from the buffer to the one or more of the devices. Based on whether the second condition exists, the module is configured to transition the buffer from the forwarding mode to the gathering mode.