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Error management firewall in a multiprocessor computer

US8095759B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 29, 2009
Grant dateJan 10, 2012
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Expiry dateJul 10, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/0227
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A multiprocessor computer system comprises a plurality of processors and a plurality of nodes, each node comprising one or more processors. A local memory in each of the plurality of nodes is coupled to the processors in each node, and a hardware firewall comprising a part of one or more of the nodes is operable to prevent a write from an unauthorized processor from writing to the local memory.

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