System domain targeted, configurable interconnection
US6898728B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2043
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for reconfiguring a computing system on a system domain-by-system domain basis are disclosed. In one aspect of the present invention, the apparatus is a computing system comprises a plurality of system domains, a centerplane interconnecting the system domains, and a system controller. The system controller is capable of detecting a condition triggering a reconfiguration and reconfiguring a signal path affected by the condition from a first mode to a second mode. In a second aspect of the present invention, the method for reconfiguring a signal path in a computing system including a plurality of system domains comprises: detecting a condition triggering a reconfiguration of the computing system; reconfiguring a signal path affected by the condition from a first mode to a second mode responsive to detecting the condition; leaving the unaffected system domains configured in the first mode; and operating the affected system domains in the second mode and the unaffected system domains in the first mode.
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