Synchronization using bus arbitration control for system analysis
US6629174B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/362
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A synchronization method including running a system (725) having multiple agents (730 and 780) in parallel operation, the multiple agents each having at least one path (732) to a common bus (734). A bus arbitration mechanism (728) is used to synchronize between said multiple agents in accordance with a predetermined scheme, including blocking (310) at least one individual agent's path to the common bus (734) if said scheme indicates (315) that said individual agent is not to be activated, and restoring (320) said at least one individual agent's path (730) to the common bus (734) once said scheme indicates that said individual agent (730) can be activated.
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