Patent ID: 7849210
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a receiving device; and a transmitting device configured to transmit data in a plurality of packets to the receiving device, wherein each of the data packets is a predetermined number of data bytes wide, wherein the transmitting device includes a transfer count unit configured to maintain a data transfer count based on a number of transmitted data bytes; wherein the receiving device is configured to: wherein during the data transfer, the transmitting device is configured to calculate a difference between the data transfer count and the transfer count mark; wherein, in response to the difference between the data transfer count and the transfer count mark being less than the predetermined number, the transmitting device is configured to transmit a short data packet having less than the predetermined number of data bytes to the receiving device, thereby completing transfer of the portion of the first amount of data; and wherein the transmitting device further comprises an additive transfer count unit, wherein the receiving device is configured to program the additive transfer count unit of the transmitting device with a value indicating additional data to be transferred, wherein in response to said programming the additive transfer count unit is configured to add the value to the data transfer count.