Network access arbitration system and methodology
US6507583B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 17, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5681
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An arbitration system used with digital switching apparatus for coupling with a plurality of data signal sources, includes a plurality of bus slave arbitration systems in a one-to-one relationship with the data signal sources, a switch core assembly includes a shared bus subsystem having an arbitration control bus, a processor control bus with a plurality of shared cell buses is operatively connected to a bus master arbitration subsystem that arbitrates between a respective one of the data signal sources and the switch core assembly.
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