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Third party evavesdropping for bus control

  • US 5,182,554 A
  • Filed: 12/18/1990
  • Issued: 01/26/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A communication system for providing a continuous communications channel between two of a plurality of data processing system elements, said system comprising:

  • an information bus;

    a plurality of ports, each port connected to at least one unique data processing system element and to said information bus, each port including control means for requesting or granting a channel connection with another of said ports; and

    switch means connected to said information bus and each of said ports for establishing said continuous communications channel between a requesting port and a granting port in response to a grant from the granting port.

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