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From: yodaiken@freal.cs.umass.edu (victor yodaiken)
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Subject: Re: Futurebus+ @ 500MBytes/sec
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Date: 21 Dec 89 15:49:32 GMT
References: <276@leia.WV.TEK.COM> <33845@mips.mips.COM> <278@leia.WV.TEK.COM>
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In article <278@leia.WV.TEK.COM> johnt@opus.WV.TEK.COM (John Theus) writes:
>The high speed data transfer protocol Futurebus+ uses is called packet mode
>and it was invented by Emil Hahn of Signetics.  This protocol uses source
>synchronous transmission without transmitting any clock.  Since there is
>no clock, there are no bus level set-up or hold times.  The protocol is
>also not limited by signal skew, which turns out to be the biggest source
>of delay in more standard protocols.  The bottom line is this protocol will
>not be a limiting factor in ultimate performance.

How exactly  does this work? References?