Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Input/output data processing – Peripheral monitoring
Reexamination Certificate
2008-12-24
2011-11-08
Dang, Khanh (Department: 2111)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Input/output data processing
Peripheral monitoring
C710S100000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08055809
ABSTRACT:
A system and associated method for distributing signals with efficiency over a microprocessor. A performance monitoring unit (PMU) sends configuration signals to a unit to monitor an event occurring on the unit. The unit is attached to a configuration bus and an event bus that are daisy-chained from PMU to other units in the microprocessor. The configuration bus transmits configuration signals from the PMU to the unit to set the unit to report the event. The unit sends event signals to the PMU through the event bus. The unit is configured upon receiving configuration signals comprising a base address of a bus ramp of the unit. A number of units and a number of events for monitoring is flexibly selected by adjusting a length of bit fields within configuration signals.
REFERENCES:
patent: 6895189 (2005-05-01), Bedrosian
patent: 2004/0006724 (2004-01-01), Lakshmanamurthy et al.
patent: 2005/0273661 (2005-12-01), Brajovic
patent: 2007/0294054 (2007-12-01), Mericas
patent: 2008/0040634 (2008-02-01), Matsuzaki et al.
patent: 2010/0115191 (2010-05-01), Hampel et al.
Becker Daniel
Fertig Matthias
Gloekler Tilman
Koester Ralph C.
Mericas Alexander Erik
Dang Khanh
International Business Machines - Corporation
Patel Nimesh G
Schmeiser Olsen & Watts
Seal Cynthia
LandOfFree
System and method for distributing signal with efficiency... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with System and method for distributing signal with efficiency..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and System and method for distributing signal with efficiency... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4286123