DE69518276T2 - Verfahren und Anordnung zur Buszuteilung während der unterbrechungsfreien Ankoppelung eines koppelbaren Rechners. - Google Patents

Verfahren und Anordnung zur Buszuteilung während der unterbrechungsfreien Ankoppelung eines koppelbaren Rechners.

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DE69518276T2
DE69518276T2 DE69518276T DE69518276T DE69518276T2 DE 69518276 T2 DE69518276 T2 DE 69518276T2 DE 69518276 T DE69518276 T DE 69518276T DE 69518276 T DE69518276 T DE 69518276T DE 69518276 T2 DE69518276 T2 DE 69518276T2
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arbiter
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computer
docking
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Douglas D Gephardt
Scott Swanstrom
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    • G06F13/00—Interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units
    • G06F13/38—Information transfer, e.g. on bus
    • G06F13/40—Bus structure
    • G06F13/4063—Device-to-bus coupling
    • G06F13/4068—Electrical coupling
    • G06F13/4081—Live connection to bus, e.g. hot-plugging
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    • G06F1/16—Constructional details or arrangements
    • G06F1/1613—Constructional details or arrangements for portable computers
    • G06F1/1632—External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
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    • G06F13/00—Interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units
    • G06F13/14—Handling requests for interconnection or transfer
    • G06F13/36—Handling requests for interconnection or transfer for access to common bus or bus system
    • G06F13/362—Handling requests for interconnection or transfer for access to common bus or bus system with centralised access control
    • G06F13/364—Handling requests for interconnection or transfer for access to common bus or bus system with centralised access control using independent requests or grants, e.g. using separated request and grant lines
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F13/00—Interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units
    • G06F13/38—Information transfer, e.g. on bus
    • G06F13/40—Bus structure
    • G06F13/4004—Coupling between buses
    • G06F13/4027—Coupling between buses using bus bridges
    • G06F13/4031—Coupling between buses using bus bridges with arbitration
DE69518276T 1994-06-09 1995-05-22 Verfahren und Anordnung zur Buszuteilung während der unterbrechungsfreien Ankoppelung eines koppelbaren Rechners. Expired - Lifetime DE69518276T2 (de)

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US08/255,663 US5632020A (en) 1994-03-25 1994-06-09 System for docking a portable computer to a host computer without suspending processor operation by a docking agent driving the bus inactive during docking

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US (1) US5632020A (de)
EP (1) EP0686919B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH08166923A (de)
AT (1) ATE195379T1 (de)
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