Hardware Serialization for Data Transmission Latency
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Solution Overview
Problem
Data management systems face inefficiencies in data processing and transmission due to software-based network socket implementations, which require CPU-intensive operations like buffer-to-buffer data copying and protocol processing, leading to increased latency and reduced productivity.
Innovation Solution
Implementing hardware serialization and deserialization functions using data communication hardware like network interface controllers to convert structured data into serialized byte strings and manage data packets, reducing the need for software-driven buffer copies and CPU overhead.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If software-based network socket implementations are used for data processing and transmission, then data can be transmitted through the protocol stack, but CPU instruction cycles are consumed and system latency increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces software-based network socket implementations with hardware-based serialization and deserialization functions. The hardware serializer converts structured data to serialized byte strings and the hardware deserializer converts serialized byte strings back to structured data, eliminating the need for CPU-intensive software processing and reducing system latency while maintaining reliable data transmission.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the data serialization and deserialization functions from the software protocol stack and implements them as dedicated hardware components. This separation allows the hardware to handle data conversion independently of the CPU, reducing the processing burden on the central processing unit and minimizing latency.
2Productivity
If CPU performs buffer-to-buffer data copying and protocol processing, then data can be transmitted through the network stack, but productivity is reduced due to valuable instruction cycles being consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces CPU-based buffer copying and protocol processing with hardware serialization and deserialization functions. The hardware serializer and deserializer perform data conversion operations independently of the CPU, significantly improving data transmission throughput while freeing valuable CPU instruction cycles for other productive functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The hardware serialization and deserialization functions operate autonomously to convert data formats without requiring continuous CPU intervention. This self-service capability allows the system to maintain high data transmission throughput while minimizing CPU resource consumption.
3Loss of time
If hardware serialization and deserialization functions are implemented, then system latency is reduced and CPU overhead is minimized, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The hardware serializer and deserializer are designed as multi-functional components that can handle various data types and transmission protocols. By implementing universal serialization and deserialization functions, the system reduces system latency and CPU overhead while managing hardware complexity through versatile, purposeful components rather than multiple specialized units.
Data Source
AI summary
Various embodiments described herein support or provide for data processing and transmission using hardware serialization and hardware deserialization functions, such as receiving a data packet from a second electronic device over a network; determining, by a data communication hardware, that the header indicates the payload data includes serialized data; deserializing, by the data communication hardware, the serialized data; and storing, by the data communication hardware, deserialized data in a memory of the first electronic device for further processing by a processor of the first electronic device.