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US9178776B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9178776-B2
Application numberUS-201313789445-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 7, 2013
Priority dateApr 5, 2012
Publication dateNov 3, 2015
Grant dateNov 3, 2015

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A method includes providing at least one target bandwidth for bandwidth usage on an interconnect, the target bandwidth being for traffic associated with a traffic initiator. The method also includes measuring a served bandwidth and resetting the measuring of served bandwidth in response to an occurrence of an event.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method to manage bandwidth usage on an interconnect, comprising: providing at least one target bandwidth for traffic associated with a traffic initiator; measuring a served bandwidth on said interconnect; resetting said measuring of served bandwidth in response to an occurrence of an event; and issuing said traffic from said traffic initiator under control of a processor, wherein said traffic includes at least one of video decoding traffic and…

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What does patent US9178776B2 cover?
A method includes providing at least one target bandwidth for bandwidth usage on an interconnect, the target bandwidth being for traffic associated with a traffic initiator. The method also includes measuring a served bandwidth and resetting the measuring of served bandwidth in response to an occurrence of an event.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
St Microelectronics Grenoble 2, St Microelectronics Srl
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L41/5025. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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