• DocumentCode
    1011607
  • Title

    Data Format and Bus Compatibility in Multiprocessors

  • Author

    Kirrmann, Hubert

  • Author_Institution
    Brown Boveri Research Center
  • Volume
    3
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1983
  • Firstpage
    32
  • Lastpage
    47
  • Abstract
    Which end of the data egg gets broken first¿big or little? Do you start with the MSB or the LSB? For the proposed IEEE 896 bus, the most practical approach may be the little-endian one.
  • Keywords
    Backplanes; Communication standards; Computer industry; IEC standards; ISO standards; Local area networks; Proposals; Protocols; Standardization; Standards development;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Micro, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0272-1732
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MM.1983.291136
  • Filename
    4070954