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INPUT/OUTPUT MULTIPLEXER
(IOM)
data
channels
that
connect
with
the
peripherals
and
Front—End
'Network
Processors.
All
transfers
of
data
betWeen memory and peripheral devices or
communication lines pass-Via the IOM.
The
IOM is
responsible
for
coordinating
the
input/output
operations
of
the
System
Control Units, Peripheral Controllers and
Network
Processors.
All
input/output
operations
occur
'independently
of,
and
asynchronously with processing.
HADWARE
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