Reconfigurable computing cluster with assets closely coupled at the physical layer by means of an optical circuit switch
US10552227B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 13, 2019 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2011/0092
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Reconfigurable computing clusters, compute nodes within reconfigurable computing clusters, and methods of operating a reconfigurable computing cluster are disclosed. A reconfigurable computing cluster includes an optical circuit switch, and a plurality of computing assets, each of the plurality of computing assets connected to the optical circuit switch by two or more bidirectional fiber optic communications paths.
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