1994-01-24
1997-06-17
Coleman, Eric
395652, G06F 1100
Patent
active
056405049
ABSTRACT:
A distributed computing network has a packet routing system for routing packets among packet lists accessible to tasks. Packets are routed and attached to lists identified within a packet header or selected from router tables. Access to packet lists is managed according to data stored within packet list headers. Several types of packets are used for exchanging data, executing remote instructions, maintaining communication between network nodes, and supplying initialization instructions to network nodes. An inductive booting mechanism uses the packet routing system to initialize nodes and to re-boot failed nodes. Interface tasks manage transmission and reception of packets between nodes in order to provide asynchronous communication between tasks in a multitasking distributed computing environment.
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