DocumentCode
945421
Title
MININET: A microprocessor-controlled "Mininetwork"
Author
Chen, Robert C. ; Jessel, Peter G. ; Patterson, Robert A.
Author_Institution
University of Pennyslvania, Philadelphia, PA
Volume
64
Issue
6
fYear
1976
fDate
6/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
988
Lastpage
993
Abstract
This paper describes a microprocessor-controlled "mini network" designed for digital-device communication. The network provides a data pipeline which may be switched between any two devices in a many-device system. Data in the pipeline pass through a first-in-first-out buffer memory that my be filled and emptied asynchronously, so that the receiver and sender need not operate at the same data rate. The switching function is performed by a microprocessor in response to device requests for data transfer.
Keywords
Communication system control; Computer networks; Computer peripherals; Costs; Hardware; Integrated circuit interconnections; Microcomputers; Microprocessors; Pipelines; Resource management;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9219
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/PROC.1976.10252
Filename
1454521
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