Distributed bus arbitration for a multiprocessor system

Details Distributed bus arbitration for a multiprocessor system Distributed bus arbitration for a multiprocessor system

1985-04-30

1988-03-08

Heckler, Thomas M.

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G06F 900

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ABSTRACT:
A computer system has a plurality of processors sharing a bus. Bus arbitration circuitry is located on each processor for determining bus access. The identity of the processor which is responsible for arbitrating bus access changes from time to time. Each processor has a plurality of possible arbitration states, which are controllable through execution of software by the processor.

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