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Transactor Configurations

Four possible transactor's are envisonable for the 4/P handshake and in general.

The form that is an initiator on boths sides will never do anything!

The form that is a target on boths sides follows the mailbox design pattern.


(C) 2008-10, DJ Greaves, University of Cambridge, Computer Laboratory.