BUS TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR SELECTION INFORMATION AND DATA

A switching unit and a computer system comprising such a switching unit so as to enable processor to converse with a free storage module of a group of processors and storage modules at substantially any given moment. The switching unit comprises a common selection bus for transporting selection info...

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Main Authors BRANDSMA J,NL, WAUMANS B,NL
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 25.09.1973
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:A switching unit and a computer system comprising such a switching unit so as to enable processor to converse with a free storage module of a group of processors and storage modules at substantially any given moment. The switching unit comprises a common selection bus for transporting selection information from a processor to a storage module, and a common input and output bus for transporting data between a processor and a storage module. The switching unit furthermore comprises priority circuits so as to deal with simultaneously received requests for the same bus in a given sequence. According to the invention the switching unit comprises registers for storing selection information and/or data, said registers being connected after and eventually also before the relevant common bus.
Bibliography:Application Number: USD3761879