Systems and methods for hardware arbitration of a communications bus
US9984016B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 6, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/403
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system may include a communications bus, at least one target device communicatively coupled to the communications bus, and a plurality of master devices communicatively coupled to the communications bus and communicatively coupled to one another via a secondary arbitration connection. Each of the plurality of master devices may be configured to assert a respective secondary arbitration signal of the master device on the secondary arbitration connection to indicate ownership of the communications bus and deassert the respective secondary arbitration signal of the master device on the secondary arbitration connection to indicate non-ownership of the communications bus.
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