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System and method for providing a processing node with input/output functionality by an I/O complex switch

US9665521B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

Dell Products L.P. · US

Inventors

Robert W. Hormuth · Cedar Park, US
Robert L. Winter · Leander, US
Shawn Joel Dube · Austin, US
Bradley J. Booth · Austin, US
Geng Lin · Cupertino, US
Jimmy D. Pike · Georgetown, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 17, 2013
Grant date	May 30, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 22, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D10/00
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system includes first and second processing nodes and a network switch coupled to the first and second processing nodes via respective first and second interfaces. The network switch includes a management controller coupled to the interfaces to provide management functions to the processing nodes, first and second network interfaces coupled respectively to the first and second interfaces to provide network access for the processing nodes, a message passing interface between the first processing node and the second processing node, a storage interface coupled to the first and second interfaces to provide a storage capacity to the processing nodes, and a remote component controller coupled to the interfaces.

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