WO2001006704A2 - Processeur de paquets - Google Patents
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- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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- H04L12/00—Data switching networks
- H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
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- the invention generally relates to broadband communication systems for
- the invention relates to a
- modems are also used for conveying data over other types of mediums, for
- Wireless and/or broad band are examples, over TV cables, or satellite links.
- Wireless and/or broad band are examples, over TV cables, or satellite links.
- modems are used, for example, in mobile communications, e.g., for
- any modem comprises two main sections.
- modulator-demodulator section is a mixed signal section for interfacing
- the modem and the medium of transfer, for example, a telephone
- modulator-demodulator the term “modulator-demodulator” is used, it should be understood to refer
- modem the above-indicated section of the whole apparatus
- modem apparatus commonly called modem
- the second section of any modem is digital, generally referred to as the
- the MAC module operates in the
- the purpose of the MAC module is to manage
- section of the modem and a host, in which the higher level layers are implemented, is generally located external to the modem casing, and vice
- the MAC module is the heart of any modem.
- the MAC module receives a
- sequence of data stream from a host creates packets of data that are then
- modems may need for assuring a reliable communication, i.e., for enabling
- Access Control handles error correction, regulates the data flow, handles the
- CMTS Code Modem Termination System
- the MAC module should comply with
- processor if such exists, takes control only at the packet level or IP
- This configuration is rigid, and cannot be changed or
- EP 789,468 discloses an adapter for wireless networks which provides for
- adapter is suitable for lower end wireless LAN, and not for high data rate
- modems such cable TV or satellite modems.
- Processor for communications applications particularly for modems, which is capable of handling a high rate of data and performing the
- the Packet Processor is
- the Packet Processor is used as a MAC module for modem, an object of the
- VLSI Integration Integration
- the Packet Processor of the invention achieves these and other objects by
- the present invention relates to a Packet Processor for a communication
- each packet mainly comprises a header and a payload section
- a receiving part comprising: (a) A receiving PHY interface by which a
- receiving Tubular Bus conveying the data, while processed, in the direction
- a transmitting part comprising:
- processing units on the second Tubular Bus for providing a temporary
- the first and second host interfaces are fabricated within a same
- the module comprises two processing units in the receiving part
- the processing unit closer to the demodulator handles the
- CRC detecting and correcting errors
- the processing unit closer to the host mainly handles the tasks of
- the processing unit closer to the transmitting part
- the host mainly handles the tasks of timing, controlling allocation, and
- the processing unit closer to the modem mainly handles the task creation of the main CRC
- each processing unit comprises a processor and a co-processor
- the packet processor of the invention also has a connection to an
- memory unit is made by a processing unit of the Packet Processor, via the
- the Packet Processor also has a connection to one or more
- One of said external devices is a storage unit, containing
- the Packet Processor further comprises an External Bus
- the communication is made by a processing unit of the packet
- the Packet Processor further comprises a debugging unit for
- the Packet Processor further comprises a DMA (Direct Memory
- control unit for enabling internal transfer of data blocks between
- the Packet Processor of the invention can be fabricated in a VLSI form.
- the Packet Processor of the invention further comprises a Serial
- Interface preferably programmable, for carrying out communication of the
- ICU Interrupt Central Unit
- the Packet Processor of the invention is particularly useful in modems, for example
- a modem for TV cables For example, a modem for TV cables.
- a particular use of the packet processor is
- each processing unit can send one or more macro-instruction,
- a macro instruction may be provided, for example, to a FIFO,
- the second FIFO downstream the receiving bus further has an
- said address filter which is used for comparing a
- operations may be made based on said comparison, for example, an ignoring
- each of the said processing units is a RISC processor. More
- each processing unit is of the ARC type processor.
- - Fig. 1 is a scheme showing the input/output buses of the packet
- - Fig. 2 is a more expanded scheme of Fig. 1, showing the input/output
- FIG. 3 shows a basic structure of a packet processor, according to one
- - Fig. 4 shows a structure of a packet processor, according to another
- FIG. 5 shows a structure of one processing unit in the packet processor of
- FIG. 6 shows a structure of a packet processor, according to still another
- Fig. 7 shows a structure of one processing unit in the packet processor of
- the Packet Processor comprises a plurality of
- processing units in which tasks are distributed in an efficient way, thereby
- modems for example, modems for TV cables. Such modems are now
- MCNS Multimedia
- DVB Digital Video Broadcast
- DAVIC Digital Audio Video
- IEEE802.14 IEEE's Cable TV MAC and physical Protocol
- FIG. 1 illustrates a basic structure of the Packet Processor, according to
- the Packet Processor 1 is a Field
- FPPA Programmable Processors Array
- the processor array 2 includes plurality of processors, their associated
- a host interface 3 connects the Packet Processor to a host.
- the host is
- a general purpose interface 7 connects the Packet Processor with
- components such as, for example, a keyboard, a debugging processor, a
- the General Purpose Bus 7 is a relatively slow
- the External Bus Interface 4 connects the plurality of processing units of
- the main memory unit is external to the main memory unit
- each processing unit comprises an internal
- Instruction Cache (Icache) containing a portion of the code needed for its
- the PHY (physical) interface 6 connects the Packet Processor with the
- a data stream is conveyed from the Packet Processor to the modulator for
- the PHY interface 6 is generally a programmable state
- FIG. 2 depicts in more detail the environment of a Packet Processor
- Numeral 2 indicates the Packet Processor.
- the PHY bus 16 connects the Packet Processor with the
- modulator-demodulator section 10 of the modem generally a transceiver
- the External bus 14 connects the
- Processor 2 communicates with the host 21 via the host interface 3 and the
- Bus 13 can be, for example, PCI, Internet, USB, Fire Wire, etc.
- the modulator-demodulator unit of the modem The modulator-demodulator 10
- the modulator-demodulator 10 receives the modulated data
- the data is typically
- CMTS Compact Modem Termination System
- the processed data is transferred to the modulator-demodulator section 10 of the modem, which in turn modulates it with a carrier, and transmits the
- the modulated data is transmitted to the cable network
- CMTS complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor
- the Packet Processor 1 comprises mainly
- the receiving part (hereinafter, this will be referred to as the "receiving part"), and a second
- Each of the said two parts mainly comprises at least one
- processing-unit and preferably at least two processing-units.
- This processing-unit frames the data
- the receiving processing-unit/s 21 deframes the received data, detects
- a second bus, the Ring Bus 44, is actually a
- a diskette e.g., a diskette, a flush memory/EPROM, or a CD ROM to the
- the Packet Processor 1 further comprises FIFO storage components 60, 61,
- a control and ti ing unit 65 for timing and synchronizing the operation of the Packet
- Fig. 4 depicts in even more detail the structure of the Packet Processor
- transmitting parts 21 and 22 preferably comprise at least two
- processing-units each. When two or more processing-units are used in each
- the receiving part comprises a processing- unit- 1
- the transmitting unit comprises
- Bus of the Packet Processor of Fig. 4 is 9 data bits, and the width of the
- Backbone Bus is 32 data bits.
- the received data is preferably processed in two
- the first phase done by Processing-unit- 1 51, includes the
- Processing-unit-2 52 includes the handling
- the transmitted data is preferably processed in two phases.
- the first phase done by Processing-unit-3 53, includes the handling of the creation of the
- the second phase done by processing-unit-4 54 includes the
- processing-units of the Packet Processor 1 is optional, although preferable,
- the Packet Processor is programmable, and the code according to the
- invention is downloaded to the memory from an external source (not
- Modifications to the code can be made at any time, and such
- RISC-type Reduced Instruction Set Computer
- Each processing unit also comprises an internal memory, which
- SCRAM Scratch PAD RAM Memory
- a first, input bus 91, to the RISC processing-unit is mainly used for receiving the data flow from a FIFO in the Tubular Bus.
- a second, input bus 91, to the RISC processing-unit is mainly used for receiving the data flow from a FIFO in the Tubular Bus.
- bus 93 of the processing-unit is bidirectional, and is used by the RISC
- processing-unit to gain access to the Backbone Bus 44, in order, for example,
- Ring Bus 44 peripheral components via the Ring Bus 44 is used, among other purposes,
- the Packet Processor of the invention also comprises
- FIFOs is to provide a sequential temporary storage for portions of the data
- the said FIFOs enable each of the processing-units to
- Each FIFO of the Packet Processor 1 is basically a RAM block for storing a
- RAM block size is generally identical, but the RAM block size may differ from one
- the size of the RAM block in different FIFOs ranges between
- the FIFO sequentially receives words of data or
- the macro instructions are
- FIFO is empty or the processing-unit which should receive it is busy.
- the Address Filter 82 comprises a
- next data should be forwarded for a further processing or whether the data
- An ignoring of data may occur, for example, when the
- the Packet Processor 1 further comprises a timer 77, which administers the
- the bus arbiter 79
- the ICU (Interrupt Central Unit) 80 administers the ICU (Interrupt Central Unit) 80.
- External Interface block 78 are also included in the Packet Processor of the
- the module comprises a serial interface, preferably
- Bus Arbiter 99 is used for arbitrating the usage of the external bus 97,which
- downloading of the application code by which the module operates from (typically stored in an external storage means such as a diskette, a PROM,
- the four processing-units 51, 52, 53, and 54 of the Packet Processor have
- FIG. 5 depicts the structure of a preferred embodiment
- processing-unit 100 comprises two main components, a RISC processor 101,
- the processor to have a small silicon area, and to function in very short
- processor 101 The number of the various tasks that are performed by processor 101
- the internal memory 109 of the processing unit 100 comprises
- an instruction cache memory section 110 preferably of the SRAM type, and
- the internal memory 109 is generally sufficient for the operation of the
- processing unit are performed by the co-processor 102, with the supervision
- the co-processor is made via the Auxiliary Bus 105, having a width of
- the processing unit 100 also comprises a clock unit
- the Interrupt Control unit 116 which is a part of the ICU 80 of Fig. 4,
- processing unit are indicated herein as numerals 120 and 121, respectively.
- FIFOs are, in the case of processing unit 52, FIFO-2 71, and FIFO-3,
- the RISC processor 101 has several internal registers other than the
- Fig. 6 shows the structure of a Packet Processor according to a more
- the Packet Processor of Figs 3, 4, and 5 comprises two main buses, a Tubular Bus 29, and a Backbone Bus 44.
- the peripheral bus 444 is a memory mapped local bus through which each
- processor communicates mainly with its associated coprocessor (primarily
- peripheral buses 444 which are internal buses of the processing units, is to reduce transactions through the
- the Tubular Bus 242 is preferably a 9-bit bus, and the Backbone Bus 244
- External Access Bus 245 are preferably buses of 32-bits.
- the Packet Processor of Fig. 6 comprises, as before, four processing units,
- the Tubular Bus 243 is
- demodulator of the modem flows, while being processed, to the host, and
- the modulator and the demodulator are parts of the
- Timer 277 provides control and timing signals to
- the optional Debug Interface Unit is
- the Interrupt Central Unit 280 The Interrupt Central Unit 280
- the local host interface bus 299 reduces the load of the Backbone and the
- the Packet Processor of Fig. 6 optionally further comprises a Serial
- the Packet Processor of Fig. 6 comprises four processing units, 251,
- the received data is preferably processed in two phases.
- the first phase done by Processing-unit- 1 251, includes the processing of
- Second phase done by Processing-unit-2 252, includes the handling of the
- transmitted data is preferably processed in two phases.
- the first phase is a first phase,
- Processing-unit-3 253, includes the handling of the creation of the
- the second phase done by processing-unit-4 254 includes the
- the register file 295 comprises additional external registers for optional use
- each processing unit may have a specific
- processing units of the Packet Processor of Fig. 6 mainly comprises a
- processing unit 251, the processor-1 and its associated co-processor, are indicated as block 361, and the sub-unit controller is indicated as block 261;
- the processors are preferably
- RISC type processors as such processors are capable of performing
- processing unit 251 of the Packet Processor of Fig. 6 is the structure of processing unit 251 of the Packet Processor of Fig. 6 .
- the processing unit comprises three
- processor-1 400 main components, a processor-1 400, a coprocessor-1 401, and an internal
- processor-1 is preferably of a RISC type
- processor more preferably of the type known as ARC (by ARC cores, Ltd.).
- Processor 400 receives data from the Tubular Bus 2430, more particularly
- coprocessor 401 have each access to the tubular bus. While processor 400 performs mainly operations which are related to the logical analysis
- coprocessor 401 do mainly specific tasks, i.e., carrying out the DES and or
- the processor 400 communicates data that
- bus 444 for further processing, or in some cases, when the processor detects
- processor to perform higher layer tasks that are not directly related to the
- peripheral bus 444 is is used by processor 400 to communicate mainly with
- the bus is made through the memory controller 414.
- the processor further comprises an extra Status Core register 407, and it also
- auxiliary registers 410 communicates with auxiliary registers 410 via an auxiliary bus 411, which
- auxiliary registers each contain
- the memory of the processing unit comprises three
- MAC media access control
- controller 414 controls the communication between the processor 400 and
- the Instruction Fetch Bus 420 is used by
- the Sub-Unit Controller 290 also regulates
- invention also comprises an internal interrupt interface 417, for handling interruptions.
- an internal interrupt interface 417 for handling interruptions.
- Four hardware interrupt lines are provided from the
- timing clock 441 provides a timing clock 441 to the processor 400, and optionally also to other
- the processing unit serves as a timeout
- DMA Direct Memory Addressing
- Each channel can enable various of DMA channels.
- Each channel can be any channel that can enable various of DMA channels.
- Each channel can be any channel that can enable various of DMA channels.
- a DMA channel transfer can be initiated by a processor of a processing unit
- Each channel supports a data chaining using a memory located
- the DMA channels are divided into three main data transfer
- the architecture of this invention is
- the rate of that improvement may be less than is achieved by the
- the modem may receive data that is actually received
- the modem has to
- the Packet Processor of the invention preferably further comprises an address filter 272.
- address filter according to the invention is located on the Tubular Bus of the
- the list of addresses contains, for
- addresses are treated as unicast, i.e. the address filter looks for an exact address
- Each address can be marked as "invalid”.
- the structure of the Packet Processor of the invention enables performing
- module of a modem is a general purpose and programmable, as its code can
- the Packet Processor also preferably employs the concept of Inband
- macro-instructions are the in-band commands which are passed between the
- Macro-instruction and "0" means data).
- the macro-instructions are used to allow control and "message" passing
- each data word in the Packet is a
- the structure of the MI depends on the MI group to which it belongs. Given
- Table 2 defines the MI group codes: Table 2
- the performance of the module is best when its tasks are divided between
- the Venturi Pipe model describes a general data communication system
- the Venturi Pipe as is known from classical fluid theory, is a variable
- the dM/dt i.e., the
- mass flow ratio is naturally kept equal along the pipe, while the same mass
- Back layers (or group of layers) of information can use a dedicated processor
- the processing units can be very small and simple, dedicated processors.
- the Ventury Pipe Model, the Packet Processor of the invention preferably
- processing unit-1 51 and processing unit-4 53 perform simple tasks on
- processing unit-2 52 and
- processing unit-3 54 perform more complicated tasks on larger units of data
- processor is the ARC RISC microprocessor that can be parametrized in both
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