Peripheral component interconnect special cycle protocol using s

Details Peripheral component interconnect special cycle protocol using s Peripheral component interconnect special cycle protocol using s

1992-12-24

1996-04-09

Coleman, Eric

H01J 1300

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055070027

ABSTRACT:
A Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus provides component level interconnection of processors, peripherals and memories. A bus protocol mechanism includes a Special Cycle command for defining "soft", i.e., configurable, transaction types for use between devices communicating on the PCI bus. Using the Special Cycle command, two or more devices attached to the bus can establish a device-specific logical signalling channel that expands upon, but does not violate, the PCI specification. This device-specific signalling channel provides logical sideband signaling between PCI bus devices, when such signaling does not require the precise timing or synchronization of physical signals. This allows the systems designer to define necessary sideband signalling without requiring any additional pins on the PCI bus.

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