Transaction scheduling for a bus system
US6792495B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 27, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/40123
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of and apparatus for communicating data using a hub. The method includes the step of buffering a single transfer request received at a hub during a transaction between the hub and a host controller, where the single transfer request is to be performed between the hub and an agent to generate a result. The method then includes the step of determining whether a transfer inquiry received at the hub from the host controller corresponds to the result.
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