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US 2002/0161453 A1Published application
Collective memory network for parallel processing and method therefor
OwnerMichael G. Peltierinventor
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Abstract
A shared memory network means and method providing nearly instance sharing of data between a plurality of digital processing nodes, thereby allowing an arbitrarily large number of processing nodes to be connected into a single system such as a super computer, and further providing means for assimilation of legacy equipment into system whereby service life of obsolete equipment is extended.
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A shared memory network system for nearly instance sharing of data comprising, in combination:
- a plurality of digital processing nodes wherein each of the digital processing nodes may access internal memory within the digital processing node or memory elsewhere within the memory network system wherein each of the plurality of digital processing nodes comprises:
- a processor which provides memory request signals and memory configuration signals;
- a memory configuration bus coupled to the processor to access memory configuration data;
- a local memory bus coupled to the processor;
- a plurality of memory connection devices coupled to the memory configuration bus and the local memory bus;
- a memory module coupled to at least one of the plurality of memory connection devices;
- a memory network interface coupled to at least one of the plurality of memory connection devices;
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- a memory network hub coupled to the memory network interface.
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