Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Intrasystem connection – Bus access regulation
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-08
2008-09-23
Myers, Paul R (Department: 2111)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Intrasystem connection
Bus access regulation
C710S107000, C710S111000, C370S462000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07428607
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for supporting heterogeneous agents in on-chip busses. In one embodiment, the method includes the detection of a bus arbitration event between at least a first bus agent and a second bus agent. In one embodiment, a bus arbitration event is detected when at least the first bus agent and the second bus agent assert their respective bus request signals in a single clock cycle. Once a bus arbitration event is detected, bus ownership may be granted to both the first bus agent and the second bus agent, when the first bus agent and the second bus agent have different grant-to-valid latencies. In the embodiment, heterogeneous bus agents may coexist on a bus without requiring wasted or unused bus cycles following establishment of bus ownership. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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Edirisooriya Samantha J.
Jamil Sujat
Miner David E.
Nguyen Hang T.
O'Bleness R. Frank
Marvell International Ltd.
Myers Paul R
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