Dynamically allocating devices to buses
US7337258B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 12, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Devices are assigned to different buses at development time as well as dynamically during operation, based on actual performance. At development time, bus assignment can be determined based on experiments and direct observation of how devices behave in various configurations. At run time, load on each bus is preferably measured periodically, and when it is uneven, devices are reallocated to different buses. In an alternative embodiment, a user can specify a preference for using more or fewer buses in order to optimize operation for efficiency or lower power consumption.
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