Register files for I/O packet compression

[0025]In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, one having ordinary skill in the art should recognize that the invention might be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known circuits, structures, and techniques have not been shown in detail to avoid obscuring the present invention.

[0026]Referring to FIG. 1, a generalized block diagram illustrating one embodiment of a computing system is shown. The computing system includes one or more requester (or requesting) nodes 110a-110b and one or more target nodes 140a-140b. Although four nodes are shown in FIG. 1, other embodiments may comprise different numbers of nodes. In addition, the requester nodes 110a-110b may be simultaneously used as target nodes receiving transactions to service from other nodes. Similarly, the target nodes 140a-140b may be used simultaneously as requester nodes generating transactions for ot