Node discovery mechanisms in a switchless network
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsLior Chen, Gregory Etelson, Constantine Gavrilov
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Abstract
Provided are a method, a system, and a computer program product in which a switchless network is maintained. A processor discovers a plurality of nodes in the switchless network by requesting and receiving port information and node information in association with an attribute that allows datagrams to be propagated among the plurality of nodes of the switchless network without being terminated at host channel adapters of the plurality of nodes.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- maintaining a switchless network;
- and
- discovering, by a processor, a plurality of nodes in the switchless network by requesting and receiving port information and node information in association with an attribute that allows datagrams to be propagated among the plurality of nodes of the switchless network without being terminated at host channel adapters of the plurality of nodes.
A system in communication with a plurality of nodes in a switchless network, the system comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor performs operations, the operations comprising:
- maintaining the switchless network;
- and
- discovering the plurality of nodes in the switchless network by requesting and receiving port information and node information in association with an attribute that allows datagrams to be propagated among the plurality of nodes of the switchless network without being terminated at host channel adapters of the plurality of nodes.
A computer program product, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code configured to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- maintaining a switchless network;
- and
- discovering, by a processor, a plurality of nodes in the switchless network by requesting and receiving port information and node information in association with an attribute that allows datagrams to be propagated among the plurality of nodes of the switchless network without being terminated at host channel adapters of the plurality of nodes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.