System and method for quickly distributing program updates in a distributed architecture processing system
US5886991A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 13, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/189
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system to deliver data at very high data transmission speeds to many units in a distributed processing system simultaneously. A distributed processing system is supplied with a local area network (LAN) which is connected to each unit of the distributed processing system. Each unit is also equipped with a LAN interface card so that it may receive messages (and send messages if necessary) between itself and the system supplying the data. Speed of data delivery is increased to the speed of the LAN, which may be many times greater than is currently possible.
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