US 12,278,884 B2
Apparatus and method for descriptor handling in software and hardware interworking systems and computer-readable medium
Hausting Hong, San Diego, CA (US); and Su-Lin Low, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to GREATER SHINE LIMITED, New Taipei (TW)
Filed by GREATER SHINE LIMITED, New Taipei (TW)
Filed on Jul. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/813,594.
Application 17/813,594 is a continuation of application No. PCT/IB2020/058304, filed on Sep. 7, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/964,058, filed on Jan. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0360650 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 69/321 (2022.01); G06F 15/173 (2006.01); H04L 69/324 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 69/321 (2013.01) [H04L 69/324 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for descriptor handling, comprising:
a microcontroller and integrated circuits;
wherein the microcontroller is configured to:
instantiate a command descriptor of a command regarding a packet at a first layer of a protocol stack, and
pass a command pointer of the command descriptor to the integrated circuits of the apparatus; and
wherein the integrated circuits are configured to:
look up the command descriptor;
process the command;
instantiate a response descriptor or update the command descriptor to serve as the response descriptor; and
pass a response pointer of the response descriptor to the microcontroller.