CA1143854A - Apparatus for interconnecting the units of a data processing system - Google Patents

Apparatus for interconnecting the units of a data processing system

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CA1143854A
CA1143854A CA000347509A CA347509A CA1143854A CA 1143854 A CA1143854 A CA 1143854A CA 000347509 A CA000347509 A CA 000347509A CA 347509 A CA347509 A CA 347509A CA 1143854 A CA1143854 A CA 1143854A
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data
instruction
bus
interconnection
information
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French (fr)
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Paul Binder
David A. Cane
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Digital Equipment Corp
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Digital Equipment Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F13/00—Interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units
    • G06F13/14—Handling requests for interconnection or transfer
    • G06F13/36—Handling requests for interconnection or transfer for access to common bus or bus system
    • G06F13/368—Handling requests for interconnection or transfer for access to common bus or bus system with decentralised access control
    • G06F13/374—Handling requests for interconnection or transfer for access to common bus or bus system with decentralised access control using a self-select method with individual priority code comparator
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F13/00—Interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units
    • G06F13/38—Information transfer, e.g. on bus
    • G06F13/42—Bus transfer protocol, e.g. handshake; Synchronisation
    • G06F13/4204—Bus transfer protocol, e.g. handshake; Synchronisation on a parallel bus
    • G06F13/4208—Bus transfer protocol, e.g. handshake; Synchronisation on a parallel bus being a system bus, e.g. VME bus, Futurebus, Multibus
    • G06F13/4217—Bus transfer protocol, e.g. handshake; Synchronisation on a parallel bus being a system bus, e.g. VME bus, Futurebus, Multibus with synchronous protocol

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Bus Control (AREA)
  • Multi Processors (AREA)
CA000347509A 1979-03-12 1980-03-12 Apparatus for interconnecting the units of a data processing system Expired CA1143854A (en)

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US1935079A 1979-03-12 1979-03-12
US019,350 1979-03-12

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JP (1) JPS55134470A (OSRAM)
CA (1) CA1143854A (OSRAM)
DE (1) DE3009530A1 (OSRAM)
FR (1) FR2451600B1 (OSRAM)
GB (1) GB2044499B (OSRAM)

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US4381542A (en) * 1980-10-20 1983-04-26 Digital Equipment Corporation System for interrupt arbitration
DE3126384C2 (de) * 1981-07-03 1983-04-21 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Prioritätsauswahleinrichtung
US4719567A (en) * 1982-04-29 1988-01-12 Motorola, Inc. Method and apparatus for limiting bus utilization
AU564271B2 (en) * 1983-09-22 1987-08-06 Digital Equipment Corporation Retry mechanism for releasing control of a communications path in a digital computer system
US4949239A (en) * 1987-05-01 1990-08-14 Digital Equipment Corporation System for implementing multiple lock indicators on synchronous pended bus in multiprocessor computer system
US4858116A (en) * 1987-05-01 1989-08-15 Digital Equipment Corporation Method and apparatus for managing multiple lock indicators in a multiprocessor computer system
US4941083A (en) * 1987-05-01 1990-07-10 Digital Equipment Corporation Method and apparatus for initiating interlock read transactions on a multiprocessor computer system
US5341510A (en) * 1987-05-01 1994-08-23 Digital Equipment Corporation Commander node method and apparatus for assuring adequate access to system resources in a multiprocessor
WO1989007296A1 (en) * 1988-01-27 1989-08-10 Storage Technology Corporation An early start mode method and apparatus
JPH02306355A (ja) * 1988-10-25 1990-12-19 Apollo Computer Inc バスロックシステム
US5175829A (en) 1988-10-25 1992-12-29 Hewlett-Packard Company Method and apparatus for bus lock during atomic computer operations
US5167022A (en) * 1988-10-25 1992-11-24 Hewlett-Packard Company Multiprocessor bus locking system with a winning processor broadcasting an ownership signal causing all processors to halt their requests

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US4000485A (en) * 1975-06-30 1976-12-28 Honeywell Information Systems, Inc. Data processing system providing locked operation of shared resources

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GB2044499A (en) 1980-10-15
FR2451600B1 (fr) 1987-03-20
GB2044499B (en) 1983-11-16
JPS55134470A (en) 1980-10-20
FR2451600A1 (fr) 1980-10-10
DE3009530A1 (de) 1980-09-25
DE3009530C2 (OSRAM) 1990-06-13
JPS6119062B2 (OSRAM) 1986-05-15

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