Network adapter with host indication optimization
CA 2119153 C · Owner: Lo, Lai-Chin · Inventors: Brown, David R.; Lo, Lai-Chin; Sherer, W. Paul
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Optimized indication signals of a completed data frame transfer are generated by a network adapter which reduces host processor interrupt latency. The network adapter comprises network interface logic for transferring the data frame between the network and a buffer memory and host interface logic for transferring the data frame between the buffer memory and the host system. The network adapter further includes threshold logic where a threshold value in an alterable storage location is compared to a data transfer counter in order to generate an early indication signal. The early indication signal may be used to generate an early interrupt signal to a host processor before a transfer of a …
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- Filed July 27, 1993 and granted January 30, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 27, 2013.
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