Patent ID: 8799550
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for transmitting a packet stream from a source to a destination, comprising: forming a first packet having a first packet type and a first header field; and forming a second packet having a second packet type, wherein the second packet type is a reduced header type associated with the first packet type, and a second header field is not included in the second packet when the second header field is of the same type as and of equal value to the first header field, wherein the second packet includes in its reduced header one of: a 16-bit address field associated with a memory read transaction, a 14-bit address field together with a 2-bit indication of power-of-2 byte memory alignment, a 24-bit address field associated with a memory write transaction, or a 22-bit address field together with a 2-bit indication of power-of-2 byte memory alignment.