CROSS-BAR INTERCONNECT APPARATUS.

摘要

An improved cross-connect system[22, 30] for connecting data processing modules[11-16] in a multiprocessor computing system is disclosed. The cross-connect system[22,30] includes an arbiter that determines which of a plurality of requesting modules[11-16] is given connection to a given receiving module. The priority decision is based on whether there has been a prior communication between the modules[11-16] in a previous machine cycle.