High performance recoverable communication method and apparatus

Details High performance recoverable communication method and apparatus High performance recoverable communication method and apparatus

1998-01-13

2000-04-11

Hua, Ly V.

Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery

Data processing system error or fault handling

Reliability and availability

714 49, 714 18, 711154, G06F 300

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active

060498897

ABSTRACT:
A multi-node computer network includes a plurality of nodes coupled together via a data link. Each of the nodes includes a local memory, which further comprises a shared memory. Certain items of data that are to be shared by the nodes are stored in the shared portion of memory. Associated with each of the shared data items is a data structure. When a node sharing data with other nodes in the system seeks to modify the data, it transmits the modifications over the data link to the other nodes in the network. Each update is received in order by each node in the cluster. As part of the last transmission by the modifying node, an acknowledgement request is sent to the receiving nodes in the cluster. Each node that receives the acknowledgment request returns an acknowledgement to the sending node. The returned acknowledgement is written to the data structure associated with the shared data item. If there is an error during the transmission of the message, the receiving node does not transmit an acknowledgement, and the sending node is thereby notified that an error has occurred.

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