Backplane bus with default control

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1987-05-01

1989-06-06

Shaw, Gareth D.

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364935, 3649352, 3649354, G06F 1300

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ABSTRACT:
A system for communicating between a plurality of nodes in a computer, each node including logic circuitry or transmitting and receiving data at first and second logic levels. The system includes an arbiter coupled to the nodes for detecting a lack of request activity from the nodes. A default generator is connected to the arbiter and responds to a lack of request activity and the absence of a multi-cycle data transfer being performed on the bus and causes the bus to be driven to one of the first and second logic levels.

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