Interconnect circuit

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1988-05-09

1989-03-07

Shaw, Gareth D.

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365221, G06F 1300

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048112011

ABSTRACT:
An interconnect circuit for use in a computer system employing horizontal architecture and having multiple resources of which the use must be scheduled in an optimum manner. The interconnect circuit reduces scheduling to a mechanical task by providing multi-word storage capability at each of a plurality of cross-points connected in data flow paths between the computer resources. At each cross-point of the interconnect circuit, data may be written into a selected location and retrieved from a selected location. Writing may be accomplished by an insertion operation in which already stored data is shifted to vacate the location selected for writing. Likewise, reading can be accompanied by a purge operation in which already stored data are shifted into the location from which a data word is purged. In this manner each cross-point can function as a time delay in a data path, to facilitate scheduling of resource usage.

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