Queue management of a global link control byte in an input/output subsystem
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1. A method for communicating global link control words (LCW) between chips, said method comprising:
- storing an LCW in a queue, said queue having an input for receiving an LCW from a previous chip, and an output for outputting a stored LCW to a subsequent chip;
comparing with a management circuit, an incoming LCW with a previously stored LCW; and
combining the incoming LCW with a previously stored LCW and storing the combined LCW in said queue when said management circuit determines that the incoming LCW can be combined with the previously stored LCW such that more than one LCW are combined into a combined LCE; and
storing the combined LCWs in an element of said queue.
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Method and apparatus for communicating global link control words (LCW) between chips. A queue stores LCWs and has in input for receiving an LCW from a previous chip, and an output for outputting a stored LCW to a subsequent chip. A management circuit compares an incoming LCW with a previously stored LCW, and a combiner circuit combines the incoming LCW with a previously stored LCW and stores the combined LCW in the queue when the management circuit determines that the incoming LCW can be combined with the previously stored LCW.
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1. A method for communicating global link control words (LCW) between chips, said method comprising:
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storing an LCW in a queue, said queue having an input for receiving an LCW from a previous chip, and an output for outputting a stored LCW to a subsequent chip; comparing with a management circuit, an incoming LCW with a previously stored LCW; and combining the incoming LCW with a previously stored LCW and storing the combined LCW in said queue when said management circuit determines that the incoming LCW can be combined with the previously stored LCW such that more than one LCW are combined into a combined LCE; and storing the combined LCWs in an element of said queue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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