Resource arbitration in accordance with a masked request vector
US7236499B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 23, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/50
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to some embodiments, a resource is allocated in accordance with a masked request vector. For example, a masking unit may receive a request vector and provide a masked request vector, wherein each bit in the request vector represents a requestor and indicates if that requestor is requesting a resource. A first priority encoder may receive the masked request vector from the masking unit and output a signal indicating a selected requestor. According to some embodiments, a second priority encoder may receive the un-masked request vector and output a signal indicating an alternate selected requestor.
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