PCI bus System

摘要

In a PCI bus system comprising an initiator and a target, wherein data is transferred from the target via a PCI bus in response to access from the initiator, a time interval period required from access to data transfer is stored as latency information in the target. The latency information is transferred from the target to the initiator in response to access requests from the initiator. The initiator determines the next access timing from the relevant latency information. Thereby, a PCI bus occupation time due to repeated access requests can be shortened.