Direction indicator
US10817459B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 25, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/80
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An indication of a direction of transmission over the switching fabric is inserted into a data packet that is transmitted from a tile. The indication of direction may indicate directions from the transmitting tile in which intended recipient tiles are present. The switching fabric prevents (e.g. by blocking the data packet at one of a series of latches) the transmission in a direction not indicated in the data packet. Hence, power saving may be achieved, by preventing the unnecessary transmission of data packets over parts of the switching fabric.
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