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Method for simultaneous overlapped communications between neighboring processors in a multiple

US5072371A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 1, 1989
Grant dateDec 10, 1991
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Expiry dateMar 1, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/3428
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A parallel computing system and method having improved performance where a program is concurrently run on a plurality of nodes for reducing total processing time, each node having a processor, a memory, and a predetermined number of communication channels connected to the node and independently connected directly to other nodes. The present invention improves performance of performance of the parallel computing system by providing a system which can provide efficient communication between the processors and between the system and input and output devices. A method is also disclosed which can locate defective nodes with the computing system.

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