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2007-04-03

2007-04-03

Pham, Chi (Department: 2616)

Multiplex communications

Channel assignment techniques

Arbitration for access to a channel

Reexamination Certificate

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10184168

ABSTRACT:
A switch for use with an InfiniBand network having a management port adapted to arbitrate among equal priority signals requesting attention from ports on the switch. In particular, the management port included three registers that are used to arbitrate between the requests. The first register stores an indication of each type of signal from each port issuing the signal. The second register to indicate which single type of signal from which port has the priority to be handled next. The third register that indicates which signal is to be handled next or is currently being handled.

REFERENCES:
patent: 6563818 (2003-05-01), Sang et al.
patent: 6898752 (2005-05-01), Tucker

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