Variable length arbitration
US9507742B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K17/62
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method determines a plurality of categories for requests for a shared resource being shared by a plurality of entities. A request for the resource is received from an entity in the plurality of entities. The method determines a category in the plurality of categories for the received request. If the received request is determined to be in a first category, the method dispatches the received request to a first arbitration scheme configured to determine an arbitration decision in a first time cycle. If the received request is determined to be in a second category, the method dispatches the received request to a second arbitration scheme configured to determine an arbitration decision in a second time cycle of a different length from the first time cycle.
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