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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1999
Monica Farkas, Haifa, IL;
Daniel Geist, Haifa, IL;
Raanan Gewirtzman, Haifa, IL;
Karen Holtz, Haifa, IL;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A synchronization method including running a system ( ) having multiple agents ( and ) in parallel operation, the multiple agents each having at least one path ( ) to a common bus ( ). A bus arbitration mechanism ( ) is used to synchronize between said multiple agents in accordance with a predetermined scheme, including blocking ( ) at least one individual agent's path to the common bus ( ) if said scheme indicates ( ) that said individual agent is not to be activated, and restoring ( ) said at least one individual agent's path ( ) to the common bus ( ) once said scheme indicates that said individual agent ( ) can be activated.