Distributed address arbitration scheme for symmetrical multiprocessor system
US7484052B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 3, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/06
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention utilizes the good qualities of a single address concentrator (AC), without any extra chips or wires, and distributes the AC function among the various chips, making use of the fact that each chip in the system has a copy of the AC function therein. Using the distributed address concentrator function, each chip will handle approximately one-fourth of the command traffic and the average latency of servicing the commands will be approximately the same across each chip in the system.
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