Ethernet Controller Implementing a Performance and Responsiveness Driven Interrupt Scheme

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20100008378A1
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12169499

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A method of generating frame receive interrupts in an Ethernet controller including receiving incoming data frames and storing data frames into a receive queue, monitoring the number of received data frames, and when the number of received data frames exceeds a first threshold, generating a frame receive interrupt. In another embodiment, the method further includes monitoring the amount of received data stored in the receive queue and generating a frame receive interrupt when the first threshold is exceeded and when the amount of received data stored in the receive queue exceeds a second threshold. In yet another embodiment, the method further includes monitoring the time duration of the data frames stored in the receive queue, and generating a frame receive interrupt when the number of received data frames exceeds the first threshold or when the time duration of the data frames stored in the receive queue exceeds a third threshold.

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MICREL INC2180 FORTUNE DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95131

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Luan, Chung Chen Saratoga, US 4 28

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