Communication system and method with configurable posting points
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1. A method, comprising:
- setting a posting point that controls a programmable amount of delay between an issued request and a generated response at any location in a communication system;
sending the response associated with the posting point;
configuring a mode of operation for a plurality of initiators;
configuring a mode of operation for a plurality of targets; and
communicating with a plurality of groups of initiators and targets, wherein a communication within a particular group between a particular initiator communicating with a particular target is determined by a configured mode of operation for that particular initiator and that particular target, wherein the configured mode of operation is determined by a response control to determine whether a response occurs and a separate posting control to determine whether posting occurs and the location in the system that the posting occurs.
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Abstract
A communication system and method with configurable posting points have been described.
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1. A method, comprising:
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setting a posting point that controls a programmable amount of delay between an issued request and a generated response at any location in a communication system; sending the response associated with the posting point; configuring a mode of operation for a plurality of initiators; configuring a mode of operation for a plurality of targets; and communicating with a plurality of groups of initiators and targets, wherein a communication within a particular group between a particular initiator communicating with a particular target is determined by a configured mode of operation for that particular initiator and that particular target, wherein the configured mode of operation is determined by a response control to determine whether a response occurs and a separate posting control to determine whether posting occurs and the location in the system that the posting occurs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus, comprising:
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an initiator having an input and an output; a communication system having an input, and an output, the input coupled to receive the initiator output, the output coupled to transmit to the initiator input; a plurality of initiators each having a configurable mode of operation; a plurality of targets each having a configurable mode of operation; and a plurality of groups of initiators and targets, each group having at least one interface for communicating within the group, wherein a communication within a particular group between a particular initiator communicating with a particular target is determined by a configured mode of operation for that particular initiator and that particular target, wherein the configured mode of operation is determined by a response control to determine whether a response occurs and a separate posting control to determine whether posting occurs and the location in the system that the posting occurs, wherein the communication system further comprises one or more posting points that control a programmable amount of delay between an issued request and a generated response at any location in the communication system. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An apparatus, comprising:
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a target having an input and an output; a communication system having an input, and an output, the input coupled to receive the target output, the output coupled to transmit to the target input; a plurality of initiators each having a configurable mode of operation; a plurality of targets each having a configurable mode of operation; and a plurality of groups of initiators and targets, each group having at least one interface for communicating within the group, wherein a communication within a particular group between a particular initiator communicating with a particular target is determined by a configured mode of operation for that particular initiator and that particular target, wherein the configured mode of operation is determined by a response control to determine whether a response occurs and a separate posting control to determine whether posting occurs and the location in the system that the posting occurs, wherein the communication system further comprises one or more posting points that control a programmable amount of delay between an issued request and a generated response at any location in the communication system. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for setting a posting point that controls a programmable amount of delay between an issued request and a generated response at any location in a communication system; means for sending the response associated with the posting point; means for configuring a mode of operation for a plurality of initiators; means for configuring a mode of operation for a plurality of targets; and means for communicating with a plurality of groups of initiators and targets, wherein a communication within a particular group between a particular initiator communicating with a particular target is determined by a configured mode of operation for that particular initiator and that particular target, wherein the configured mode of operation is determined by a response control to determine whether a response occurs and a separate posting control to determine whether posting occurs and the location in the system that the posting occurs. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A system comprising circuitry, which when operating, performs the following:
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receives an input signal; and transfers the input signal to a posting point that controls a programmable amount of delay between the input signal and a generated output signal at any location in the system, wherein the system further comprises; a plurality of initiators each having a configurable mode of operation; a plurality of targets each having a configurable mode of operation; and a plurality of groups of initiators and targets, each group having at least one interface for communicating within the group, wherein a communication within a particular group between a particular initiator communicating with a particular target is determined by a configured mode of operation for that particular initiator and that particular target, wherein the configured mode of operation is determined by a response control to determine whether a response occurs and a separate posting control to determine whether posting occurs and the location in the system that the posting occurs. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A method for in-place configuration of a posting point, the method comprising:
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inputting a signal for configuration; transforming the signal for configuration into a posting point command; transmitting the posting point command to the posting point; receiving the posting point command at the posting point; executing the received posting point command; configuring a mode of operation for a plurality of initiators;
configuring a mode of operation for a plurality of targets; andcommunicating with a plurality of groups of initiators and targets, wherein a communication within a particular group between a particular initiator communicating with a particular target is determined by a configured mode of operation for that particular initiator and that particular target, wherein the configured mode of operation is determined by a response control to determine whether a response occurs and a separate posting control to determine whether posting occurs and the location in the system that the posting occurs. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60)
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61. A method, comprising:
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determining a location for a posting point that controls a programmable amount of delay between an issued request and a generated response at any location in a communication system; configuring the communication system to have the posting point at the determined location; configuring a mode of operation for a plurality of initiators; configuring a mode of operation for a plurality of targets; and communicating with a plurality of groups of initiators and targets, wherein a communication within a particular group between a particular initiator communicating with a particular target is determined by a configured mode of operation for that particular initiator and that particular target, wherein the configured mode of operation is determined by a response control to determine whether a response occurs and a separate posting control to determine whether posting occurs and the location in the system that the posting occurs. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63)
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