System bus having multi-plexed command/id and data

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Patent

CA 1322608

70840-16 SYSTEM BUS HAVING MULTIPLEXED COMMAND/ID AND DATA ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A system bus for an information processing system 10 includes a first group of signal lines whereon command/ID information is time multiplexed with data, and a second group of signal lines for conveying address information. During a first bus cycle command/ID information is presented on the first group of signal lines while the address is presented on the second group of signal lines. During a subsequent bus cycle, and for a data write or data return operation, the first group of signal lines conveys data. Other bus connections, such as cache memories, are thus apprised of the address a full bus cycle before the data is presented thereby providing the bus connections with sufficient time to decode and otherwise operate on the bus information. Multiple word data returns from a system memory are characterized as having the address associated with a particular word of data presented in the immediately prior bus cycle, facilitating the pipelining of data and address information through the system bus. The dual functionality of the first group of signal lines eliminates the requirement for separate and dedicated command/ID and data signal line paths and associated driving and receiving circuit elements.

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