Modular computing architecture having common communication interface
US6829666B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/17381
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A distributed, shared memory computer architecture that is organized into a set of functionally independent processing nodes operating in a global, shared address space. Each node has one or more local processors, local memory and includes a common communication interface for communicating with other modules within the system via a message protocol. The common communication interface provides a single high-speed communications center within each node to operatively couple the node to one or more external processing nodes, an external routing module, an input/output (I/O) module. The common communication interface that facilitates the ability to incrementally add and swap the nodes of the system without disrupting the overall computing resources of the system.
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