Arbitrating command requests in a parallel multi-threaded processing system
US6532509B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3851
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A parallel, multi-threaded processor system and technique for arbitrating command requests is described. The system includes a plurality of microengines, a plurality of shared system resources and a global command arbiter. The global command arbiter uses a command request protocol that is based on the shared system resources and command type to grant or deny a microengine command request for a shared resource.
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