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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2002
Applicants:
Peter J. Jenkins, Colchester, VT (US);
Francis A. Kampf, Jeffersonville, VT (US);
Inventors:
Peter J. Jenkins, Colchester, VT (US);
Francis A. Kampf, Jeffersonville, VT (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system provides communication between a plurality of cores in an integrated circuit. The system comprises a circular segmented bus operatively connected to each of the cores for transferring data between the plurality of cores. An arbiter arbitrates which of the plurality of cores can transmit data at any given time.