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Method and apparatus for a multiple request toggling priority system

US5168570A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 11, 1990
Grant dateDec 1, 1992
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Expiry dateJun 11, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F15/8092
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A multiple request toggling (MRT) arbitration system for prioritizing requests to a set of shared resources by multiple requestors, especially requests by multiple processors to shared resources in a multiprocessor system. The MRT arbitration system assigns priority to multiple requests on a first-come, first-serve basis with the priority of multiple simultaneous requests being resolved through an arbitration network.

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