GB2251361B - Arbiter for bus coupler - Google Patents

Arbiter for bus coupler

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Publication number
GB2251361B
GB2251361B GB9123484A GB9123484A GB2251361B GB 2251361 B GB2251361 B GB 2251361B GB 9123484 A GB9123484 A GB 9123484A GB 9123484 A GB9123484 A GB 9123484A GB 2251361 B GB2251361 B GB 2251361B
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Prior art keywords
arbiter
bus coupler
coupler
bus
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB9123484A
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GB9123484D0 (en
GB2251361A (en
Inventor
Albert M Scalise
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Apple Inc
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Apple Computer Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR 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
    • G06F13/362—Handling requests for interconnection or transfer for access to common bus or bus system with centralised access control
    • G06F13/366—Handling requests for interconnection or transfer for access to common bus or bus system with centralised access control using a centralised polling arbiter
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR 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
    • G06F13/40—Bus structure
    • G06F13/4004—Coupling between buses
    • G06F13/4027—Coupling between buses using bus bridges
    • G06F13/4031—Coupling between buses using bus bridges with arbitration

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Bus Control (AREA)
GB9123484A 1990-12-28 1991-11-05 Arbiter for bus coupler Expired - Fee Related GB2251361B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US63525790A 1990-12-28 1990-12-28

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GB9123484D0 GB9123484D0 (en) 1991-12-18
GB2251361A GB2251361A (en) 1992-07-01
GB2251361B true GB2251361B (en) 1995-03-15

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Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5499346A (en) * 1993-05-28 1996-03-12 International Business Machines Corporation Bus-to-bus bridge for a multiple bus information handling system that optimizes data transfers between a system bus and a peripheral bus
US6374319B1 (en) 1999-06-22 2002-04-16 Philips Electronics North America Corporation Flag-controlled arbitration of requesting agents

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GB9123484D0 (en) 1991-12-18
GB2251361A (en) 1992-07-01

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Effective date: 20001105