Proving Newtonian Arbiters Correct, almost surely

An arbiter is a circuit that grants its clients mutually exclusive access to a shared resource. The ideal arbiter cannot be built—either requests must occur synchronously, mutual exclusion is not guaranteed, or the arbiter may become hung indefinitely and fail to make a decision. This thesis expl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mitchell, Ian M.
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/6067