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US 6,487,619 B1Granted
Multiprocessor system that communicates through an internal bus using a network protocol
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorHitoshi Takagi
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Abstract
A multi-processor computer system includes a plurality of computing cells, each of which include a processor, a memory and an interface unit. An interconnect device connects the computing cells. Each of the computing cells are provided with a network driver for the interconnect device so that the computing cells can communicate with each other by using a network protocol.
Claims12
A multi-processor computer system comprising:
- a plurality of computing cells, each of the computing cells comprising a processor, a memory, and an interface unit;
- and
- an industry standard shared Input-Output (I/O) bus that interconnects the plurality of computing cells using the interface units,
- wherein each of the computing cells are provided with a network driver which recognizes and communicates with the industry standard shared Input-Output (I/O) bus as a network device, and communicate with each other through the industry standard shared Input-Output (I/O) bus by using a network protocol.
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A method of communicating between processors of a multiprocessor system, comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of computing cells, each containing a processor of the multiprocessor system, a memory, and an interface unit;
- connecting the computing cells by using an industry standard shared Input-Output (I/O) bus;
- providing each of the computing cells with a network driver which recognizes and communicates with the industry standard shared Input-Output (I/O) bus as a network device;
- and
- wherein each of the computing cells communicate with each other through the industry standard shared Input-Output (I/O) bus by using a network protocol.
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A method of communicating between processors of a multiprocessor system, comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of computing cells, each containing at least a processor of the multiprocessor system, a memory, and an interface unit;
- connecting the computing cells using an industry standard shared Input-Output (I/O) bus;
- configuring and defining the industry standard shared Input-Output (I/O) bus as network hardware;
- and
- using a network protocol to transmit data between the processors of the computing cells through the industry shared Input-Output (I/O) bus.
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