Method for data throughput improvement in open core protocol based interconnection networks using dynamically selectable redundant shared link physical paths
US9384161B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for facilitating data throughput improvements in interconnect fabrics employing point-to-point links using dynamically selectable routing. Initiators and targets are operatively coupled to first and second fabrics. The first and second fabrics include multiple point-to-point internal links and are communicatively coupled to one another via multiple fabric-to-fabric links, including first and second links from the first fabric to the second fabric. During operations, traffic on the first fabric-to-fabric link is detected to determine if it is busy, and depending on the determination, data transfers from an initiator coupled to the first fabric destined for a target coupled to the second fabric are selectively routed via either the first or second fabric-to-fabric links.
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