Method and system for arbitrating between plural arbitration requests is
provided. The system includes a plurality of first stage arbiters that
receive plural arbitration requests and a signal that indicates a
previously granted request, wherein the first stage arbiters assert a
high priority request signal if a high priority request is pending and a
low priority request signal is asserted, if a low priority request is
pending; a second stage arbiter that arbitrates between high priority
requests, when high priority requests are pending; wherein if a high
priority request is not pending, then a low priority request is granted;
and a data handler module that operates in parallel with the second stage
arbiter to immediately move data associated with a request that is
granted at any given time.