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Allocation controller providing for access of multiple common resources by a duplex plurality of central processing units

US4394728A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 26, 1980
Grant dateJul 19, 1983
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Expiry dateJun 26, 2000

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/37
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An allocation controller providing for equal priority sharing of duplicate copy multiple resources by a duplex plurality of central processing units. Conflicts resulting from simultaneous requests from several CPUs for access to one of the common resources are resolved at a high rate of speed. In addition, an approximately statistically equal probability is maintained for access of the common resource by all the central processing units.

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