Method and apparatus for scheduling requests within a data processing system
US6334159A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0828
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for scheduling the execution of selected requests received in a first-in-time sequence, such that two or more request types are executed in a particular sequence for increased performance. Briefly, the present invention identifies two or more requests that have two or more predetermined request types, and schedules the identified requests in an order that corresponds to the particular sequence.
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