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US 7,024,505 B2Granted
Fair arbitration method in a distributed arbitration system
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorCharles William Thiesfeld
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Abstract
A method of communicating between an initial device and a target device connected by a plurality of intermediate segments in a distributed arbitration system is provided. The method includes establishing an arbitration timer for a communication request by the initial device. Furthermore, use of each of the intermediate segments is arbitrated based on the arbitration timer.
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A method of communicating between an initial device and a target device connected by a plurality of intermediate segments in a distributed arbitration system, comprising:
- establishing an arbitration timer for a communication request by the initial device;
- arbitrating use of each of the intermediate segments based on the arbitration timer;
- and
- allocating use of each intermediate segment to the initial device based on the arbitration timer such that other communication requests for use of at least one of the plurality of intermediate segments are rejected.
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A system, comprising:
- an initial device;
- a target device;
- and
- a plurality of intermediate segments connecting the initial device and the target device, each intermediate segment comprising:
- a controller adapted to receive a communication request having an arbitration timer from the initial device, arbitrate use of the respective intermediate segments based on the arbitration timer and allocate use of its respective intermediate segment such that other communication requests for use of the respective intermediate segment are rejected.
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A system, comprising:
- an initial device;
- a target device;
- a plurality of intermediate segments connecting the initial device to the target device;
- and
- means for arbitrating use of each of the plurality of intermediate segments using an arbitration timer;
- and
- means for allocating use of the plurality of intermediate segments such that other communication requests for the plurality of intermediate segments are rejected.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.