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AssigneeSupercomputing Systems AG
InventorsAnton Gunzinger, Tobias Gysi, Markus Herrli, Leonardo Leone, Stephan Moser, David Mueller
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The invention relates to multi-computer systems, wherein each computer (100, 200, . . . , N00) comprises a central processor (101, 201, . . . , N01) and working memory (103, 203, . . . , N03). According to one aspect of the invention, the “Internal High Speed Interconnect” (104, 204, . . . , N04) is extended beyond the internal limits of the computer and impinges upon the “High Speed Switch” (1). If need be, a single data conversion is performed in the High Speed Switch (100, 200, . . . , N00), specifically at the High Speed Interconnect Interface, and from that point the data is transferred through the “Switching Matrix” in a manner analogous to the state of the art.
A parallel computer system, comprising a plurality of computers and a switch, wherein each computer comprises a central processor and a working memory, wherein components of each computer communicate via an Internal High Speed Interconnect, and wherein the Internal High Speed Interconnect is connected directly to the switch, without intermediary protocol conversion.
A method for communication in a parallel computer system with a plurality of computers and a switch, the method comprising the steps of providing a first and a second computer of the parallel computer system, the first and second computers comp supporting a computer internal signal transmission format, of sending, by the first computer, data in the computer internal signal transmission format to the switch, of sending, by the switch, the data in the computer internal signal transmission format to the second computer, and of receiving the data, by the second computer, in the computer internal signal transmission format.
A parallel computer system, comprising a plurality of computers and a switch, wherein each computer comprises a central processor and a working memory, wherein components of each computer communicate via an Internal High Speed Interconnect, and wherein the Internal High Speed Interconnect is connected directly to the switch, without intermediary protocol conversion, and wherein the switch is capable of at least one of performing data operations on data supplied by at least one of the computers, of storing and/or managing transactional memory, of storing data of applications, of executing commands from applications, of containing operating system information of at least one of the computers, and of executing locking mechanisms and/or barrier mechanisms.
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