Network chip design for grid communication
AssigneeSun Microsystems, Inc.
InventorsXavier-Francois Vigouroux, Bernard Tourancheau, Cedric Koch-Hofer
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Abstract
A system includes a plurality of integrated circuits for propagating data between at least one central processing unit and another component of the system. The plurality of integrated circuits are configured for proximity I/O communication. The plurality of integrated circuits is configured such that data propagation through the plurality of integrated circuits is unaffected by a rotation of at least one of the plurality of integrated circuits by 90 degrees.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- at least one central processing unit;
- at least one memory unit;
- and
- at least two integrated circuits configured to communicate with one another by proximity I/O communication, the at least two integrated circuits further configured to propagate data packets between the at least one central processing unit and the at least one memory unit,
- wherein at least one of the two integrated circuits is configured such that a rotation of the at least one of the two integrated circuits by 90 degrees does not effect the proximity I/O communication between the at least two integrated circuits.
A system, comprising:
- at least one central processing unit;
- and
- a plurality of integrated circuits configured for proximity I/O communication and configured to propagate data packets between the at least one central processing unit and a component of the system,
- wherein data propagation between the at least one central processing unit and the component is unaffected by a rotation of at least one of the plurality of integrated circuits by 90 degrees.
A method of performing system operations, comprising:
- propagating data to a switching fabric formed of a plurality of integrated circuits configured for proximity I/O communication;
- propagating the data though the switching fabric, wherein propagating the data through the switching fabric is unaffected by a rotation of at least one of the plurality of integrated circuits by 90 degrees;
- and
- propagating the data from the switching fabric.
A method of manufacturing a system, comprising:
- configuring a plurality of integrated circuits to communicate by proximity I/O communication;
- connecting at least one central processing unit to the plurality of integrated circuits,
- wherein the plurality of integrated circuits is configured such that data propagation to and from the at least one central processing unit through the plurality of integrated circuits is unaffected by a rotation of at least one of the plurality of integrated circuits by 90 degrees.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.