Cell bus arbitration device and method arbitrating the same
US6035361A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/364
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cell bus arbitration device and method arbitrating a cell bus transmitting data in a certain size of packet unit is disclosed. The cell bus arbitration device comprises a filter for outputting request signals not to be masked by using service mask data, a decoder for outputting only the highest priority request signal, a latching and counting unit latching and counting the priority signal, a service flag for outputting service mask data according to the bus grant signals, and a detector for detecting the state of the bus request signals and controlling the service flag unit. The device is used for arbitrating a cell bus for transmitting data in packet unit.
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