Apparatus and method for automatically parallelizing network applications through pipelining transformation
US8438552B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/456
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In some embodiments, a method and apparatus for automatically parallelizing a sequential network application through pipeline transformation are described. In one embodiment, the method includes the configuration of a network processor into a D-stage processor pipeline. Once configured, a sequential network application program is transformed into D-pipeline stages. Once transformed, the D-pipeline stages are executed in parallel within the D-stage processor pipeline. In one embodiment, transformation of a sequential application program is performed by modeling the sequential network program as a flow network model and selecting from the flow network model into a plurality of preliminary pipeline stages. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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