Device and method for arbitrating between direct memory access task requests
US8572296B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/30
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for arbitrating between direct memory access task requests, the method includes receiving multiple DMA task requests; the method is characterized by selecting a DMA task request out of the multiple DMA task requests in response to timing deadlines associated with the DMA tasks. A device that includes an interface, that is adapted to receive DMA task requests; the device is characterized by including an arbiter that is adapted to select a DMA task request out of the multiple DMA task requests in response to timing deadlines associated with the DMA tasks.
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