Apparatus and method for arbitrating among equal priority requests
US7200151B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/3018
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A switch for use with an InfiniBand network having a management port adapted to arbitrate among equal priority signals requesting attention from ports on the switch. In particular, the management port included three registers that are used to arbitrate between the requests. The first register stores an indication of each type of signal from each port issuing the signal. The second register to indicate which single type of signal from which port has the priority to be handled next. The third register that indicates which signal is to be handled next or is currently being handled.
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