Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Intrasystem connection – Bus interface architecture
Reexamination Certificate
2007-08-02
2008-09-16
Auve, Glenn A (Department: 2111)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Intrasystem connection
Bus interface architecture
C710S317000, C710S107000, C370S254000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07426601
ABSTRACT:
In various embodiments, an apparatus comprises a plurality of agents and an interconnect. In one embodiment, the plurality of agents includes first through fourth agents. The interconnect comprises a plurality of segments that are switchable (e.g. using a plurality of selection circuits) to form communication paths between the agents, and a first segment is included in a first communication path from the first agent to the second agent, and is also included in a second communication path from the third agent to the fourth agent. In another embodiment, each segment is driven by a selection circuit. At least one selection circuit has at least one segment and an output from at least one agent as inputs. In yet another embodiment, an arbiter is configured to determine a communication path on the interconnect for each requesting agent to the destination agent over the segments. The arbiter is configured to arbitrate among a subset of requests for which each segment in the corresponding communication path is available.
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Keller James B.
Subramanian Sridhar P.
Wadhawan Ruchi
Yiu George Kong
Auve Glenn A
Merkel Lawrence J.
Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert & Goetzel P.C.
P.A. Semi, Inc.
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