Patent ID: 6594714
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
An reconfigurable first-in/first-out mechanism to support multiple channels in a bundled agent configuration, comprising:a coalescing prestage comprising: first registers, each of the first registers capable of holding X data bits, each of the first registers receiving data bits in increments of X/N, where N is an integer, and wherein each of the first registers coalesces the X/N data bits until X data bits are stored, and second registers, each of the second registers capable of holding at least X/N data bits, the second registers coupled to selected ones of the first registers, wherein the second registers store the at least X/N data bits to impose a delay in transferring the X/N data bits to the selected ones of first registers; and a bundled first-in-first out (FIFO) stage coupled to the coalescing prestage.