Method and apparatus for supporting two subtractive decode agent

Details Method and apparatus for supporting two subtractive decode agent Method and apparatus for supporting two subtractive decode agent

1996-06-28

1998-05-05

Auve, Glenn A.

395281, 395308, 395401, G06F 1202, G06F 1338

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ABSTRACT:
A computer system has a first bus, a first bus bridge, and a second bus bridge. The first bridge connects the first bus to a second bus and the second bridge connects the first bus to a third bus. Normally, the first bridge behaves as the only subtractive decode agent on the first bus, claiming all transactions initiated on the first bus that target agents on the second bus or the third bus. If the first bridge claims a transaction targetting an agent on the third bus, the first bridge transfers the responsibility to respond to the transaction to the second bridge. The first bridge does not behave as the subtractive decode agent on the first bus when transactions are initiated on the second bus and forwarded to the first bus. In that case, the second bridge behaves as the subtractive decode agent on the first bus.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5379384 (1995-01-01), Solomon
patent: 5568621 (1996-10-01), Wooten

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