Method for distributing messages through a mapping table which includes for each originating device a sequential list of corresponding destination devices
US5163156A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 16, 1990 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/167
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Control of communication by a plurality of devices, such as computer programs and terminals, via a computer is controlled by an arrangement referred to as a connector. The connector receives a request for communication defining the devices to the communication and, in response to the request, establishes a mapping table defining the source devices and destination devices to the connection. A source device stores data in connector memory and the connector reads the mapping table to determine the destination devices for the stored data. The connector then creates a linked list coupling structure between the stored data and the determined destination devices. The destination devices issue read commands to which the connector responds by reading the stored data in accordance with the coupling structure and providing that data to the requesting device.
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