Partitioning memory shared by multiple processors of a distributed processing system
US6360303B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/5016
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A symmetrical processing system includes a number of processor units sharing a memory element. At least a portion of the memory element is partitioned so that separate memory partitions are made exclusively available to some if not all the processor units.
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