Fast arbiter having easy scaling for large numbers of requesters, large numbers of resource types with multiple instances of each type, and selectable queing disciplines
US5313641A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 6, 1993 |
| Grant date | May 17, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/362
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An arbitration mechanism for controlling a coupling order between a number of resources and a number of requesters having a number of requests processing units, one associated with each one of the requesters, for receiving a resource type request signal from the associated requester, a number of grant processing units, one associated with each one of the resources, for monitoring a busy status signal from said associated resource, a common broadcast medium coupled to the number of request processing units and the grant processing units, and an arbiter for granting access to said common broadcast medium to one of the request processing units and the grant processing units using the common broadcast medium to control the coupling order between the requesters and the resources in a first come, first served manner.
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