Apparatus and method for controlling point-to-point interconnect

Details Apparatus and method for controlling point-to-point interconnect Apparatus and method for controlling point-to-point interconnect

1996-04-15

1998-05-19

Harrity, John E.

39520067, 39520068, 39520078, 3951821, G06F 15173

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ABSTRACT:
An interconnect controller for use in an arbitrary topology collection of nodes in a network suitable for use for both data sharing and distributed computing. The interconnect controller provides four (4) serial ports and two (2) parallel ports for communicating with adjacent nodes in a network. Linked ports between two nodes provide a continuous stream of information with idle packets filling non-data transfer cases. The logic of the interconnect controller provides for adaptive routing and to topology independence and allows for the sharing of a common clock for synchronizing the packet transmission.

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