发明名称 |
SCSI bus extension system for controlling individual arbitration on interlinked SCSI bus segments |
摘要 |
This digital communication method and system permits extended distance communication on a SCSI bus despite the time constraints imposed on certain bus operations such as arbitration. The bus system is comprised of discrete bus segments each having a portal node and one or more devices interfaced thereon. All nodes are connected together by a serial link. Each node seizes control of its bus segment and imposes a pseudo-busy condition to prevent bus operations such as arbitration. A token message passed over the serial link between nodes allows one node at a time to release control of its segment to permit arbitration among the devices interfaced on its segment. A source device on the released segment that gains control of the segment as a result of arbitration may communicate with a destination device anywhere on the bus system.
|
申请公布号 |
US5528765(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1996.06.18 |
申请号 |
US19930031604 |
申请日期 |
1993.03.15 |
申请人 |
R. C. BAKER & ASSOCIATES LTD. |
发明人 |
MILLIGAN, JAMES H. |
分类号 |
G06F13/36;G06F13/40;(IPC1-7):G06F13/36 |
主分类号 |
G06F13/36 |
代理机构 |
|
代理人 |
|
主权项 |
|
地址 |
|