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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/3368 ; G06F 1/200 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/3368 ; G06F 1/200 ;
Abstract
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.