Patent ID: 7711787
Filing Date: 2010-05-04
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An on-chip network protocol communications apparatus, comprising: a plurality of on-chip network ports; a switch receiving data from a first on-chip network port of the on-chip network ports and transmitting the received data to a second on-chip network port of the on-chip network ports; and an interface unit determining whether an on-chip network can transmit additional data by checking an FHOLDMS signal, which is an on-chip network signal, setting an FHOLDSNI signal, which prevents the on-chip network from transmitting data, according to a predetermined method when the transmission ready signal HREADY is received, converting an advanced microcontroller bus architecture (AMBA) signal received from a module, which is designed according to an AMBA on-chip bus protocol into an on-chip network signal, and outputting the on-chip network signal to the first on-chip network port; and converting the on-chip network signal received from the first on-chip network port into an AMBA signal, and outputting the AMBA signal to the module.