Data transfer apparatus and transfer control program
First Claim
1. A data transfer apparatus which arbitrates a plurality of data transfer requests and performs data transfer through a data transfer path based on an arbitration result, comprising:
- a first transfer request unit requesting data transfer;
a second transfer request unit requesting data transfer shorter in transfer time than the data transfer of said first transfer request unit; and
a transfer arbitration unit prioritizing a transfer request from said second transfer request unit over the first transfer request when a data transfer request from said second transfer request unit is detected, and allowing said second transfer request unit to perform data transfer through the data transfer path.
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Abstract
Based on an arbitration result on a plurality of data transfer requests, a transfer apparatus for performing data transfer using a data transfer path includes a first transfer request unit for requesting data transfer, a second transfer request unit for requesting data transfer shorter in transfer time than the data transfer of the first transfer request unit, and a transfer arbitration unit for prioritizing the second transfer request unit to transfer data using a data transfer path when a request from the second transfer request unit is detected.
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10 Claims
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1. A data transfer apparatus which arbitrates a plurality of data transfer requests and performs data transfer through a data transfer path based on an arbitration result, comprising:
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a first transfer request unit requesting data transfer;
a second transfer request unit requesting data transfer shorter in transfer time than the data transfer of said first transfer request unit; and
a transfer arbitration unit prioritizing a transfer request from said second transfer request unit over the first transfer request when a data transfer request from said second transfer request unit is detected, and allowing said second transfer request unit to perform data transfer through the data transfer path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A data transfer control program used by a computer to arbitrate a plurality of data transfer requests, and perform data transfer using a data transfer path based on an arbitration result, comprising:
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a procedure of detecting a second data transfer request for data transfer shorter in transfer time than a first transfer request; and
a procedure of performing data transfer using the data transfer path in response to the second data transfer request by prioritizing the second data transfer request over the first data transfer request when the second data transfer request is detected.
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10. A data transfer control method used by a computer to arbitrate a plurality of data transfer requests, and perform data transfer using a data transfer path based on an arbitration result, comprising:
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detecting a second data transfer request for data transfer shorter in transfer time than a first transfer request; and
performing data transfer using the data transfer path in response to the second data transfer request by prioritizing the second data transfer request over the first data transfer request when the second data transfer request is detected.
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