Method and apparatus for executing multiple transactions within a single arbitration cycle
US5948094A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 17, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/3625
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of arbitrating among bus agents, wherein a bus agent is permitted multiple transactions within a single arbitration cycle. An arbitration event is initiated, and a request from a bus agent is granted to that bus agent for executing a transaction. A timer is started and the transaction is executed. If the timer does not expire before the transaction is completed, another request from that same bus agent is granted to the bus agent for executing an additional transaction before a subsequent arbitration event is initiated.
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