Controlling transmission on an asynchronous bus
US7590788B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 29, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/4213
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a bus controller including a mutual exclusion unit to receive a data transmission request from first and second agents and to select one of the agents for servicing based on which agent is the first to send the request, multiple selection units controlled by the mutual exclusion unit, and a two-phase register coupled to at least one of the selection units to transmit data from the selected agent. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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