Patent ID: 7266617
Filing Date: 2007-09-04
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. In a full-duplex communications system having at least one node in communication with other nodes over a full duplex bus, a method for determining and communicating the existence of a hybrid bus comprising the acts of: determining whether the at least one node is a border node; forwarding isochronous and asynchronous requests if said at least one node is not a border node; and if said at least one node is a border node, then; determining whether said at least one node has any asynchronous requests to forward; issuing a Border_low request if there are no asynchronous requests to forward; forwarding said asynchronous requests if there are asynchronous requests to forward; determining whether there are any isochronous requests to forward; issuing a Border_low request if there are no isochronous requests to forward; and forwarding said isochronous requests if there are isochronous requests to forward; wherein at least one of said Border_low requests communicates to at least one non-border node that said at least one non-border node is communicating on a hybrid bus.