Large-volume, high-speed data processor
US4400778A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 1981 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/4217
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data processing system having an architecture that will allow high-speed direct device-to-device data transfers without the necessity of first detouring the data through a computer memory. The system consists of a host computer and a remote signal processing subsystem connected thereto. A Direct Device Access Bus and a plurality of data processing devices are provided. A controller associated with a Signal Processing Subsystem supervisor, selectively interconnects desired ones of a set of data processing devices via the Direct Device Access Bus to provide direct communication between the selected devices within a set. Several sets of devices can be serviced concurrently by the technique of dynamic time slot allocation.
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