System and method for arbitration of a plurality of processing modules
US6405272B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 15, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B2201/70702
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An arbitration system which allows communication between a plurality of competing processing modules over a shared communication bus. The system comprises an arbitration line coupled to a controller located on each processing module. When a processing module desires access to the communication bus, each controller, executing the same arbitration protocol, shifts its respective module address onto the arbitration line and monitors the arbitration line to detect for collisions.
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