System and method of implementing multiple internal virtual...

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2006-03-02

2010-02-09

Sorrell, Eron J (Department: 2182)

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Input/output data processing

Input/output access regulation

C710S005000, C710S029000, C710S031000, C710S039000, C710S060000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07660917

ABSTRACT:
A method, system, and computer-usable medium for coupling a collection of devices to a bridge, wherein the collection of devices includes high-performance devices and low-performance devices, coupling a data bus to the bridge, utilizing a collection of transfer credits to allow transfer of commands to the collection of devices, transferring commands to the collection of devices only when at least one transfer credit is available, and in response to determining a number of transfer credits falls below a predetermined threshold, utilizing a command arbitration scheme that gives priority to commands to the high-performance devices among the collection of devices.

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patent: 2003/0204653 (2003-10-01), Katayama

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