Digital data arbitration apparatus
US5329529A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 2, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S370/916
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data arbitration apparatus for combining data from a plurality of data paths, wherein data from the respective data paths are clocked by respective clock signals asynchronously and at different rates includes a multiplexer to which the respective data paths are coupled. The output of the multiplexer is applied to a "D"-type register having a dock input terminal coupled to one of the respective clock signals. The D-type register provides the combined data signal. A logic arrangement is coupled to the respective clock signals for providing control signals according to a hierarchy of importance of the signals occurring on the respective data paths. The control signals are coupled to condition the multiplexer to provide data samples from the respective data paths according to the established hierarchy. The logic arrangement is constructed such that the multiplexer switches to a different data path on a predetermined transition of the clock signal for that data path and switches back to the prior connected data path on the next predetermined transition of the clock signal associated with such prior connected data path.
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