Methods and Apparatus for Scheduling Prioritized Commands on a Bus

Methods and Apparatus for Scheduling Prioritized Commands on a Bus

In a first aspect, a first method of scheduling a command to be issued on a bus is provided. The first method includes the steps of (1) associating an address and priority with each of a plurality of commands to be issued on the bus, wherein the priority associated with each command is based on the...

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Hauptverfasser: MCBRIDE CHAD B, NORGAARD DAVID A, IRISH JOHN D, THELEN DOROTHY M
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Zusammenfassung:In a first aspect, a first method of scheduling a command to be issued on a bus is provided. The first method includes the steps of (1) associating an address and priority with each of a plurality of commands to be issued on the bus, wherein the priority associated with each command is based on the address associated with the command; (2) updating the priority associated with each command after a predetermined time period; and (3) from the plurality of commands, selecting a command to be issued on the bus based on the address and updated priority associated with the command to be issued. Numerous other aspects are provided.