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Monolithic packet descriptors differ from host packet descriptors in that the descriptor area also contains the payload data, whereas the host packet contains a pointer to buffer located elsewhere. Monolithic packets are simpler to deal with, but are not as flexible as host packets.
Figure 2-1 shows how the various types of descriptors are queued. For Host type descriptors, it illustrates how Host Buffers are linked to a Host Packet, while only the Host Packet is pushed and popped from a queue. Both Host and Monolithic descriptors may be pushed into the same queue, though in practice they are usually kept separate.