Method and system for simultaneous high bandwidth input output
US5991824A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/4022
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention comprises a method and system for peer to peer input output. The present invention is implemented on a computer system having a microprocessor and a packet switched router coupled to the microprocessor. The peer to peer input output system of the present invention defines a data source corresponding to a first device coupled to the computer system. The system then defines a data sink corresponding to a second device coupled to said computer system. The packet switch router is subsequently used to logically implement a data pipe between the data source and the data sink. The system configures the data pipe to provide adequate bandwidth between the data source and the data sink such that a data transfer occurs smoothly and predictably. The data transfer is performed via the data pipe such that the data transfer proceeds independently of any simultaneous second data transfer in the packet switched router.
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