A Serial data interface device is coupled to electronic devices or other data transmitters or
receivers, Such as disk, optical, tape or CD-ROM drives, computers, printers, etc. The …

Techniques used in communicating messages between pro ceSSes are described using a
shared message buffer pool and incoming message lists associated with each process …

Systems and methods consistent with the principles of the invention address this and other
needs by providing tech niques for recovering lost memory blocks. In accordance with the …

Within a serial buffer, request packets are written to available memory blocks of a memory
buffer, which are identified by a free buffer pointer list. When a request packet is written to a …

The object of the present invention is to provide an improved buffer management system
which can manage a buffer pool effectively and can avoid various failures. In accordance …

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SUMMARY 0005 Accordingly, the present invention provides a power management system
for a serial buffer. In one embodiment, the serial buffer is configured to operate as an end …

N/missing packet identifiers, are written to a queue. When the water level reaches the water
mark of the queue, the stored packets are read to create an outgoing packet stream. When a …

A serial buffer transports packets through queues capable of operating in a packet mode or
a raw data mode. In packet mode, entire packets are stored in a queue. In raw data mode …

A system includes a group of devices and a shared memory that is partitioned into blocks
that are capable of being allocated to the group of devices using linked lists. The system …