Patent ID: 7596653
Filing Date: 2009-09-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a plurality of links to couple a plurality of bus agents; a first bus agent connecting to a first link of the plurality of links to initiate a broadcast message to one or more bus agents connecting to the first link; and a second bus agent connecting to the first link to receive the broadcast message and to initiate the broadcast message to one or more bus agents connecting with the second bus agent via one or more links other than the first link, the second bus agent signaling to the first bus agent that the broadcast message has been received after the second bus agent has received a signal from each bus agent to which the second agent sent the broadcast message indicating that each bus agent has received the broadcast message, wherein the second bus agent is to send a signal to the first bus agent to indicate that the broadcast message has been received after the second bus agent has received a signal from all bus agents to which the second agent has sent the broadcast message indicating that each bus agent has received the broadcast message.