Method and apparatus for bus arbitration capable of...

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2006-08-15

2006-08-15

Perveen, Rehana (Department: 2112)

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Intrasystem connection

Bus access regulation

C711S151000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07093045

ABSTRACT:
A bus arbitration apparatus includes a storage, a priority order determiner, and an arbitrator. The storage stores a plurality of selection signals for specifying a priority order against a number N of requests. The priority order determiner causes the storage to output one of the plurality of selection signals in a predetermined sequence in response to a demand for arbitration. The arbitrator performs an arbitration operation based on the priority order against the number N of requests specified by one of the plurality of selection signals which is output from the storage.

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