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In a system with multiple requesters making multiple requests for resources, an arbiter (101) prioritizes requests (122, 124, 126) based on the number of requests made by a requester (121, 123, 125). The highest priority is given to a requester that has made the fewest number of requests. Priority may instead be based on the number of requests made for a particular resource. Priority may also be based on a combination of number of requests made by a requester and number of requests made for a resource. The arbiter (101) may also implement a starvation avoidance mechanism such as a round robin scheme.
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