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Message protocol

US6134481A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 29, 1997
Grant dateOct 17, 2000
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/3656
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of effecting communication in a computer system between off-chip circuitry and on-chip circuitry is disclosed, according to a message protocol in which four messages can be formulated: a data write request; a data read request; a response message; and a diagnostic message.

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