a method and apparatus are provided for sharing multipath - accessible memory between a plurality of processors , the method including connecting the plurality of processors in read / write communication to a same shared memory region ; connecting the plurality of processors in read communication to a same semaphore area ; selectably connecting one of the plurality of processors in write communication to the same semaphore area ; exchanging shared memory access command messages between two processors for negotiating access to the same shared memory region ; and storing protected variables indicative of the currently negotiated access to the same shared memory region in the same semaphore area , wherein the shared memory region has a channel relative to each processor , each channel having at least one buffer disposed for transferring a plurality of data packets in a burst mode .