Dual rotating priority arbitration method for a multiprocessor memory bus

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PATENT NO 4924380
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07208506

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In a multiprocessor system with a common bus and a central arbitration controller, which samples the request status of every system agent, the arbitration controller grants bus accesses based on an arbitration scheme consisting of two rotating queues with a fixed priority between the queues.

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MODULAR COMPUTER SYSTEMS INC A FLORIDA CORPORATION1650 WEST MCNAB ROAD FT LAUDERDALE FL 33309

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Earnshaw, William E N. Lauderdale, FL 20 1169
McKinney, Steven J Coral Springs, FL 7 340

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