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Innate bus monitoring system for computer system manager

US5402431A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 23, 1993
Grant dateMar 28, 1995
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Expiry dateNov 23, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/3495
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for innately monitoring a computer system. All address and data signals transferred over the system bus. Certain ones of the address signals are selected as related to the operating conditions of the computer system. A data filter selects data signals which correspond to the selected address signals and the selected address and data signals related to operating conditions of the computer system are then stored, either in a register if the selected address and data signals are composed of dynamic information requiring frequent status updates or in a first-in, first-out memory, when the selected address and data signals are composed of less dynamic information.

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