Park, Vaughan & Fleming LLP
Method of synchronizing arbiters within a hierarchical computer system
A method of synchronizing arbiters. The method is performed by a computer system that has a first repeater, a second repeater that is coupled to the first repeater, and a third repeater that is coupled to the first repeater. The method includes: instructing the second repeater to cease issuing transactions to the first repeater; synchronizing an arbiter within the second repeater with an arbiter within the third repeater; instructing the second repeater to begin issuing transactions to the first repeater; and instructing the third repeater to begin issuing transactions to the first repeater.
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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Tai James C. Brian L.
Quan Lewis Smith