The technical field of the invention generally concerns digital computers and, in particular, repeaters or switches (40) for distributed arbitration digital data buses (52, 54, 56, and 58) to which devices (62, 64, 66, 68, 72 and 74) connect in parallel. The bus repeater/switch (40) includes a plurality...http://www.google.ca/patents/US6154799?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6154799 - Repeater-switch for distributed arbitration digital data buses