Preemptive round robin arbiter

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2006-08-29

2006-08-29

Myers, Paul R. (Department: 2112)

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Intrasystem connection

Bus access regulation

C710S057000, C710S112000, C710S116000, C710S241000, C710S244000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07099972

ABSTRACT:
A resource allocation arbitration system. The system includes a plurality of storage devices, a plurality of indicators, and a plurality of mask bits. Each storage device stores requests for resources. Each indicator enables indication of a condition in which the request stored in each storage device is almost empty. Furthermore, the mask bits enable preemption of one request by another request.

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