Demotion-based arbitration
US7685346B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/56
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for arbitrating requests from multiple agents based on an arbitration list to select an agent to receive an arbitration grant, determining whether the selected agent is associated with a grant counter that is at a value of zero, and if so dynamically reordering the arbitration list so that the selected agent is demoted to the lowest portion of the arbitration list. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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