Patent ID: 8413017
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for transmitting a data transfer block which has at least one data segment having a predetermined number of one or more data units to be identified using validity information, and a header segment, the method comprising: a) writing a data unit into a first area of an output register predetermined for a data segment, from which a buffered data transfer block is transmitted via a bus system at a predetermined transmission instant with the aid of a time multiplexing method; b) writing a validity datum, implemented as a toggle bit or as an N-bit counter, into a second area of the output register predetermined for a header segment, the validity datum specifying a validity of the corresponding written data unit; c) enabling the data transfer block buffered in the output register for transmission after the data unit and the corresponding validity datum have been written into the output register; d) repeating steps (a) through (c) until one of i) the predetermined number of the data units and the corresponding validity data have been written, or ii) a predetermined transmission instant is reached; and e) transmitting the enabled data transfer block buffered in the output register at the transmission instant; wherein the toggle bit is alternately switched between the values 0 and 1 after each writing of a corresponding data unit.