Appeal 2007-0399
Application 09/961,024
a plurality of transmit channels coupled to the bus interface;
a transmit control block coupled to the plurality of transmit channels;
a plurality of outbound links coupled to a plurality of outputs of the
transmit control block;
a plurality of receive channels coupled to the bus interface; and
a receive control block coupled to the plurality of receive channels;
and
a plurality of inbound links coupled to a plurality of inputs of the
receive control block, the inbound links and the outbound links to couple the
bus interface to a further bus interface; and
a stop message channel coupled to the receive control block and
adapted to send a stop message to a source when a receive FIFO reaches a
stop threshold value; and
a start message channel coupled to the receive control block and
adapted to send a start message to the source when the receive FIFO reaches
a start threshold value.
The prior art relied upon by the Examiner in rejecting the claims on
appeal is:
Vernon US 5,088,024 Feb. 11, 1992
Dahlen US 5,317,749 May 31, 1994
Fung US 5,396,635 May 07, 1995
Holm US 6,122,680 Sept. 19, 2000
Earnest US 6,226,338 B1 May 01, 2001
(filed Jun. 18, 1998)
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