Patent ID: 6567885
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A system for concurrently providing addresses to a plurality of devices, comprising:a first switch coupled to receive address requests from a first plurality of sources, wherein said first switch is configured to output said address requests from said first plurality of sources; and a second switch coupled to receive address requests from a second plurality of sources, wherein said second switch is configured to receive said address requests from said first plurality of sources from said first switch; wherein said second switch is further configured to delay said address requests from said second plurality of sources, wherein said second switch is further configured to arbitrate between ones of said address requests from said second plurality of sources and ones of said output of said address requests from said first plurality of sources from said first switch for a selected address request; and wherein said first switch and said second switch are further configured to broadcast concurrently a corresponding address to said selected address request.