Patent ID: 8612711
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for receiving data at a first device transferred from a second device, the method comprising: storing a starting address with respect to a memory address space for a memory of the first device in a storage location within the first device; receiving at the first device a request to transfer one or more data values from the second device, the request including a target address with respect to a communication channel address space for a communication channel between the first device and the second device; determining whether the target address corresponds to a reserved address value designated as an indicator of a transfer to a memory address beyond the communication channel address space; and receiving the one or more data values from the second device to the first device according to the stored starting address if the target address does correspond to the reserved address value, or receiving the one or more data values from the second device to the first device according to the target address if the target address does not correspond to the reserved address value, with transferring the one or more data values from the second device to the first device according to the stored starting address comprising: