Bus selection control in a data transmission apparatus for a multiprocessor system

摘要

In a multiprocessor system having a main memory and a plurality of processors connected through common address bus, data bus and answer bus for data transfer, a data transmission apparatus is provided for each of the main memory and the processors and includes bus request control lines for transferring bus request signals and bus control signals, and a bus controller for separately controlling selections of the address bus, the data bus and the answer bus in response to the signals on the bus request control lines and the request signal. Overlapped processing such as data write and data write answer or data read and data read answer in one cycle is possible.