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US 7,734,856 B2Granted
Method for operating a plurality of arbiters and arbiter system
AssigneeLantiq Deutschland GmbH
InventorsHelmut Reinig, Soeren Sonntag
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Abstract
Embodiments related to arbitration are described and depicted.
Claims18
A method comprising:
- operating a plurality of arbiters in a pipelined mode, wherein in the pipelined mode a request advances one stage of the pipeline per clock cycle;
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- operating at least a part of the plurality of arbiters in a non-pipelined operation, wherein in the non-pipelined operation a request advances at least two stages of the pipeline per clock cycle.
An arbiter system comprising:
- a plurality of arbiters, wherein the plurality of arbiters is capable of operating in a pipelined operation, wherein in the pipelined mode a request advances one stage of the pipeline per clock cycle, and wherein at least a part of the plurality of arbiters is capable of selectively operating in a non-pipelined operation, wherein in the non-pipelined operation a request advances at least two stages of the pipeline per clock cycle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.