Data communications network adaptor with duplicate interface boa

Details Data communications network adaptor with duplicate interface boa Data communications network adaptor with duplicate interface boa

1997-06-19

1999-09-21

Barry, Lance Leonard

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Network-to-computer interfacing

714 13, G06F 1300

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059548002

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for interfacing a data processing system with a plurality of data communications networks comprises: M number of interfacing units, each for coordinating data exchange between the data processing system and the plurality of data communications networks, wherein each of the M number of interfacing units are identical to each other and operate alternately in an active and a stand-by modes so that one in the M number of interfacing units is in active mode while the others are in stand-by mode and M is a positive integer larger than one; and buses for exchanging data among the M number of interfacing units.

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