Patents Assigned to Modular Computer Systems, Inc. (Florida Corporation)
  • Dual rotating priority arbitration method for a multiprocessor memory bus
    Patent number: 4924380
    Abstract: In a multiprocessor system with a common bus and a central arbitration controller, which samples the request status of every system agent, the arbitration controller grants bus accesses based on an arbitration scheme consisting of two rotating queues with a fixed priority between the queues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1990
    Assignee: Modular Computer Systems, Inc. (Florida Corporation)
    Inventors: Steven J. McKinney, William E. Earnshaw