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Abstract

A system and method of synchronizing data transfers between two processors having different bus transactions by providing a buffer for storing the data and a control logic for dividing a concurrent address and data bus transactions into an address bus transaction followed by a data bus transaction. During a read operation, the requesting device is forced to wait for data availability before entering the data bus transaction. During a write operation, the data bus transaction is delayed by using a storage mechanism that effectively separates the address transaction from the data transaction. The present invention also provides direct memory access fly-by operations between an input/output device and a memory device. These operations are accomplished by isolating a secondary bus from the system bus and allowing the destination device to capture the requested data as soon as it is available on the system bus.

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