Patent ID: 7627700

Claim:
A communication system comprising: a communications controller configured to control transmission and reception of communications data in a network, wherein the communications controller comprises a timer having a preset corresponding to an estimated time of completion of at least one of the burst read data transfer and the burst write data transfer; a first memory configured to store configuration data associated with the communications controller and application parameters associated with each of a plurality of communications applications; and an interface converter interconnecting the communications controller and the first memory and configured to convert a first bus interface protocol associated with the communications controller to a second bus interface protocol for providing read and write data transfer of the configuration data and the application parameters between the communications controller and the first memory, wherein the read and write data transfer comprises a burst read data transfer and a burst write data transfer of a plurality of consecutive data blocks associated with the configuration data and application parameters between the communications controller and the first memory via the interface converter and wherein the communications controller is further configured to write a predefined data pattern in an end address of consecutive address registers in an address space associated with the one of the communications controller and the first memory to which the plurality of consecutive data blocks are transferred.