Method and apparatus for allocating bandwidth on a transmit channel of a bus

A processing system, comprising:

• a bus having a transmit channel;
• a receiving component;
• and
• a sending component configured to broadcast a payload to the receiving component over the transmit channel, interrupt the broadcast of the payload for each new bus operation initiated during the payload broadcast up to a maximum number of interrupts, signal a different one of the new bus operations to the receiving component over the transmit channel during each of the interrupts, and resume the broadcast of the payload over the transmit channel following each of the interrupts.

A processing system, comprising:

• a bus having a transmit channel;
• a receiving component;
• and
• a sending component configured to broadcast a payload to the receiving component over the transmit channel, initiate a new bus operation during a time period following the beginning of the payload broadcast, allow the payload to be broadcasted without interruption during the time period, interrupt the broadcast of the payload to signal the new bus operation to the receiving component over the transmit channel following the time period if the payload broadcast extends beyond the time period, and resume the broadcast of the payload if interrupted.

A processing system, comprising:

• a bus having a transmit channel;
• a receiving component;
• and
• a sending component having means for broadcasting a payload to the receiving component over the transmit channel, means for interrupting the broadcast of the payload to signal a new bus operation to the receiving component over the transmit channel, and means for resuming the broadcast of the payload.

A method of communicating between a sending component and a receiving component over a bus having a transmit channel, the method comprising:

• broadcasting from the sending component a payload to the receiving component over the transmit channel;
• interrupting the broadcast of the payload to signal a new bus operation to the receiving component over the transmit channel;
• and
• resuming the broadcast of the payload from the sending component to the receiving component over the transmit channel.

A method of communicating between a sending component and a receiving component over a bus having a transmit channel, the method comprising:

• broadcasting from the sending component a payload to the receiving component over the transmit channel;
• interrupting the broadcast of the payload for each new bus operation initiated by the sending component during the payload broadcast up to a maximum number of interrupts;
• signaling by the sending component a different one of the new bus operations to the receiving component over the transmit channel during each of the interrupts;
• and
• resuming the broadcast of the payload by the sending component to the receiving component over the transmit channel following each of the interrupts.

A method of communicating between a sending component and a receiving component over a bus having a transmit channel, the method comprising:

• broadcasting a payload from the sending component to the receiving component over the transmit channel during first and second time periods;
• initiating a new bus operation during the first time period, the first time period following the beginning of the payload broadcast;
• interrupting the broadcast of the payload to signal the new bus operation by the sending component to the receiving component over the transmit channel during the second time period, the second time period following the first time period;
• and
• resuming the broadcast of the payload.