High speed serial bus architecture employing network layer quality of service (QoS) management

摘要

In accordance with the non-limiting and exemplary embodiments of this invention a functional unit includes a protocol stack that includes a physical layer for coupling to a communication link, a datalink layer coupled to the physical layer, and a network layer coupled to the datalink layer. The datalink layer includes a common data queue for storing traffic passing through the communication link and the network layer includes a first queue for storing data associated with first traffic having a requested quality of service QoS and a logically separate second queue for storing data associated with second traffic not having a requested quality of service.