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Prescheduling arbitrated resources

US7020161B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 16, 2000
Grant dateMar 28, 2006
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Expiry dateNov 27, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L12/403
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system includes a plurality of resources and a plurality of requesters. A first portion of the resources are reserved for a particular time period in the system during a first arbitration phase, in response to prescheduling requests. During a second arbitration phase a second portion of the resources are allocated in response to regular requests, the first portion of the resources which are reserved being unavailable to the regular requests.

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