The method 8 wherein for {HEAD ~ those requesters} having a chosen number greater than one for one of said priority vectors, the corresponding requester identifiers for each of those requesters not all being contiguous in {TAIL ~ the sequence} of requester identifiers 
The method 8 wherein for { HEAD ~ those requesters } having a chosen number greater than one for one of said priority vectors , the corresponding requester identifiers for each of those requesters not all being contiguous in { TAIL ~ the sequence } of requester identifiers
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