Arbiter for a queue management system
AssigneeZarlink Semiconductor Inc.
InventorAlistair I. Goudie
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Abstract
An arbiter (7) is provided for a QMS having multiple queue users (5A to 5D), each having real time requirements for mastership of a bus (31). The arbiter (7) is arranged so that the amount of time that each queue user (5A to 5D) can gain bus access is a percentage of the total bus time.
Claims17
An arbiter for a system having multiple bus masters each having real time requirements for mastership of a bus, wherein the arbiter is arranged so that the amount of time that each bus master can gain bus access is a percentage of the total bus time.
A QMS system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the arbiter is such that the next highest priority level is allocated to accesses to the bus by the QMS.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.