CACHE CONTROL UNIT WITH A CACHE REQUEST TRANSACTION - ORIENTED PROTOCOL

A cache control unit and a method of controlling a cache. The cache is coupled to a cache accessing device. A first cache request is received from the device. A request identification information is assigned to the first cache request and provided to the requesting device. The first cache request may begin to be processed. A second cache request is received from the cache accessing device. The second cache request is assigned to the first cache request and provided to the requesting device. The first and second cache requests are finally fully serviced.