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ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

  • US 20110029706A1
  • Filed: 04/09/2009
  • Published: 02/03/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. Electronic device, comprising:

  • at least one master network interface having a credit count unit for counting received credits and a first buffer unit,at least one slave network interface having a threshold unit and at least one second buffer unit, andan interconnect for coupling the master network interface and the at least one slave network interface,wherein the slave network interface is adapted to send a number of credits via the interconnect to the master network interface if an available amount of credits in the at least one second buffer unit reaches a threshold value stored in the threshold unit,wherein the slave network interface is adapted to send the available credits via the interconnect to the master network interface if a predetermined time interval has lapsed or if an event from an external event generator is received, even if the number of credits is below the threshold value stored in the threshold unit.

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