System and method for directing the flow of data and instructions into at least one functional unit
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorDarel N. Emmot
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for directing the flow of data and instructions into at least one functional unit. In one embodiment of a system of components defining a plurality of nodes, a queue network manager (QNM) forming a part of each node, is provided. In this embodiment, the QNM comprises an interface to a network that supports intercommunication among the plurality of nodes, an interface configured to pass messages with a functional unit within the node, a random access memory (RAM) configured to store at least one of a message and a programmable instruction, and logic configured to control an operational aspect of a functional unit based on contents of the programmable instruction.
Claims13
In a system of components defining a plurality of nodes, a queue network manager (QNM) forming a part of each node, the QNM comprising:
- an interface to a network that supports intercommunication among the plurality of nodes;
- an interface configured to pass messages with a functional unit within the node;
- a random access memory (RAM) configured to store at least one of a message and a programmable instruction;
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- logic configured to control an operational aspect of a functional unit based on contents of the programmable instruction.
In a system of components defining a plurality of nodes, a method for directing the flow of data and instructions into at least one functional unit, the method comprising:
- receiving a programmable instruction from a remote node through a first interface;
- storing the programmable instruction in a random access memory (RAM);
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- using contents of the programmable instruction to configure the operation of an execution unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.