Apparatus for coupling a bus-based architecture to a switch network
US6263374A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 4, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/555
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus that converts and adapts standard processor bus protocol and architecture, such as the MicroChannel bus, to more progressive switch interconnection protocol and architecture. Existing bus-based architecture is extended to perform parallel and clustering functions by enabling the interconnection of thousands of processors. The apparatus is relatively easy to implement and inexpensive to build. The communication media is switch-based and is fully parallel, supporting nodes interconnected by the switching network.
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