Methods for booting a multiprocessor system
US6012142A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4405
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A message is transferred from external device through a first processor and from the first processor to a second processor. A check is made that the message passed to the second processor without error. The message is interpreted by a selected one of the first and second processors. Boot operations are performed by the selected processor in response to the interpretation of the message.
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