Arbitration mechanism for packet transmission
US6693914B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 1, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A pipelined arbitration mechanism allows a routing control decision to be effected for a later packet while a current packet is being transferred. The later packet can be issued a fixed number of cycles after the current request. The mechanism has particular advantages when used with a plurality of functional modules connected to a packet router, whereby a single functional module can generate a current request relating to a current packet and a deferred arbitration request relating to a later packet to be issued a fixed number of cycles after the current request.
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