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Online background predictors and prefetchers for locality management

US5485609A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 20, 1994
Grant dateJan 16, 1996
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Expiry dateMay 20, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2212/6026
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Online prediction techniques based on data compression principles are employed to make predictions in restricted memory environments. Predictors have data structures in the form of trees that are paged and maintained in a cache on a least recently used replacement basis. A fast sequence of events strategy increments the counts for events at the current node of the predictor.

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