Multiplex communications – Wide area network – Packet switching
Patent
1991-04-04
1993-10-05
Fleming, Michael R.
Multiplex communications
Wide area network
Packet switching
395550, 370 851, 364270, 3642401, 3642399, 364DIG1, G06F 1336
Patent
active
052513050
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for preventing bus contention among a plurality of data sources is described which creates signals to be used to disable two of three data sources which share a common bus immediately prior to a bus access cycle. The circuit employs a negative edge triggered flip-flop. This flip-flop generates disable signals which are shifted in phase by 90.degree. with respect to the bus access clock signal. These signals are active one-quarter of a clock cycle before a new bus cycle begins. The early disable serves to clear the bus for access by substantially eliminating the possibility that a slowly responding disabled data source is still active while a quickly responding enabled data source has just become active. The early disabling of the data signals does not result in loss of data. When all data sources on the bus are turned off, a high signal simply goes higher and a low signal rises slowly. The third data source and the disable circuitry for the other two sources are fabricated on the same integrated circuit to compensate for variations in speed from one circuit to the next.
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Genetti Wayne A.
Gunnarsson Gunnar K.
Murphy, Jr. Philip A.
Pullin Edward J.
Wu Gary Chang-Feng
Fleming Michael R.
Ray Gopal C.
Unisys Corporation
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