Adjustment of post and non-post packet transmissions in a communication interconnect

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8769175
APP PUB NO 20120233375A1
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13044182

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In a communication interconnect such as PCIe which favors post transmissions such as write requests over non-post transmissions such as read requests and completions, methods and systems for shortening the delay for non-post transmissions while maintaining fairness among the post transmissions. Undispatched non-post transmission requests are monitored on a running basis; and when a running value of the undispatched non-post transmission requests exceeds a threshold; ones of the post transmission requests are randomly dropped.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Liu, Lei Tucson, US 746 4148

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