Apparatus and method to receive and decode incoming data and to handle repeated simultaneous small fragments
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a data aligner to receive a data stream from a data transmission link and to separate the received data stream into a segment of predefined number of bytes to identify data bytes for alignment, wherein the data has a granularity of less than a width of an internal data path, the data aligner to align a fragment of data with a current segment or delay the fragment to combine with a next segment for alignment into interim storage for subsequent output onto the internal data path; and
a buffer to receive aligned data from the data aligner for interim storage and to output data onto the internal data path.
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Abstract
A data aligner aligns a data segment having a granularity of less than a width of an internal data path. The data aligner aligns a fragment of data for alignment with a current segment or delay the fragment to combine with a next segment for alignment of data. A buffer receives the aligned data from the data aligner for interim storage and subsequent output onto an internal data path.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a data aligner to receive a data stream from a data transmission link and to separate the received data stream into a segment of predefined number of bytes to identify data bytes for alignment, wherein the data has a granularity of less than a width of an internal data path, the data aligner to align a fragment of data with a current segment or delay the fragment to combine with a next segment for alignment into interim storage for subsequent output onto the internal data path; and
a buffer to receive aligned data from the data aligner for interim storage and to output data onto the internal data path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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a data aligner to receive a data stream from a data transmission link and to separate the received data stream into a segment of eight bytes to identify data bytes for alignment, wherein the data has a granularity set to two bytes (double-byte) and in which the aligner to align a double-byte fragment of data with a current segment or delay the fragment to combine with a next segment for alignment into interim storage for subsequent output onto an internal data path; and
a buffer to receive aligned data from the data aligner for interim storage and to output data onto the internal data path. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An integrated circuit comprising:
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an interface unit to receive incoming data stream from a data transmission link for use by the integrated circuit;
a control decode logic operably coupled to the interface unit to receive and separate commands from the incoming data stream for use to align data;
a data aligner to receive data from the interface unit and to segment the received data into a segment of eight bytes to identify data bytes for alignment, wherein the data has a granularity set to two bytes (double-byte) and in which the data aligner to align a double-byte fragment of data with a current segment or delay the fragment to combine with a next segment for alignment into interim storage for subsequent output onto an internal data path; and
a buffer to receive aligned data from the data aligner for interim storage and to output data onto the internal data path. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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segmenting a data stream received from a data transmission link by separating the received data stream into a segment of eight bytes to identify data bytes for alignment, wherein the data has a granularity set to two bytes (double-byte);
aligning the eight bytes so that a double-byte fragment is aligned with the current segment or delayed to combine with a next segment for alignment into interim storage for subsequent output onto an internal data path;
multiplexing two pairs of double-byte word groups for output, but in which alignment of the pairs of double-byte words places even numbered double-byte data word at a beginning of the eight-byte segment to obtain alignment of data; and
buffering aligned data into interim storage to output data onto the internal data path. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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