Priority arbitration protocol with two resource requester classes and system therefor
US5649206A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/364
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An arbitration protocol (68) comprises the steps of receiving a first (70) and a second (74) plurality of resource request signals, and either, granting the shared resource to a selected one of a first plurality of resource users (72) or granting the shared resource to a selected one of a second plurality of resource users (76). A differing one of each of a first plurality of resource users and of each of a second plurality of resource users generates a differing one of the first plurality of resource request signals and a differing one of the second plurality of resource request signals, respectively. Each one of the first and the second plurality of resource request signals corresponds to a first logic state if a particular one of the first or second plurality of resource users requests use of a shared resource. The shared resource is granted to a selected one of the first plurality of resource users according to a first arbitration protocol if at least one of the first plurality of resource request signals corresponds to the first logic state. The shared resource is granted to a selected one of the second plurality of resource users according to a second arbitration protocol if …
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