| Abstract: | Techniques and mechanisms for performing dequeue operations for agents of
a test bench environment. In an embodiment, a first group of agents are
each allocated a respective ripe reservation and a second set of agents
are each allocated a respective unripe reservation. Over time, queue
management logic allocates respective reservations to agents and
variously changes one or more such reservations from unripe to ripe. In
another embodiment, an order of servicing agents allocated unripe
reservations is based on relative priorities of the unripe reservations
with respect to one another. An order of servicing agents allocated ripe
reservations is on a first come, first served basis. |