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Prioritized bus request scheduling mechanism for processing devices

US6499090B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 28, 1999
Grant dateDec 24, 2002
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Expiry dateDec 28, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F12/0862
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A scheduler stores data to be scheduled. The scheduler may include an array that identifies relative priorities among the queue entries according to a first priority scheme, such as by age. The scheduler also may include a priority register array identifying relative priorities among the queue entries according to a second priority scheme, such as by data type. A plurality of detectors coupled to the array and to the priority register array may determine which data is to be scheduled next.

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