18.10 Arbitration

The MATRIX provides an arbitration mechanism that reduces latency when conflicts occur, i.e., when two or more hosts try to access the same client at the same time. One arbiter per client is provided, thus arbitrating each client specifically.

The user can choose between two arbitration types or mix them for each client:

• Round-robin Arbitration (default)
• Fixed Priority Arbitration

The resulting algorithm may be complemented by selecting a default host configuration for each client.

When rearbitration must be done, specific conditions apply. See Arbitration Scheduling.