Patent ID: 6185646
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computer system for data transfer on a high-speed synchronous multi-drop bus connected to multiple devices including at least a first group of a plurality of devices and a second group of at least one device, said computer system for transferring data between a sending device in the first group to a selected device in the first group comprising:the plurality of devices in the first group for providing a first unidirectional data valid signal to each device in the second group;a second each device in the second group for providing a second unidirectional data valid signal to each device in the first group;a sending device in the first group for activating said first data valid signal and for transferring said data from said sending device in the first group to a designated device in the second group; andsaid designated device in the second group for activating said second data valid signal and for transferring said data from said designated device in the second group to said selected device in the first group.