Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory – Storage accessing and control – Hierarchical memories
Reexamination Certificate
2005-12-27
2005-12-27
Padmanabhan, Mano (Department: 2188)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory
Storage accessing and control
Hierarchical memories
C711S120000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06981101
ABSTRACT:
A multiprocessor system and method includes a processing sub-system having a plurality of processors and a processor memory system. A scalable network is operable to couple the processing sub-system to an input/output (I/O) sub-system. The I/O sub-system includes a plurality of I/O interfaces. Each I/O interface has a local cache and is operable to couple a peripheral device to the multiprocessor system and to store copies of data from the processor memory system in the local cache for use by the peripheral device. A coherence domain for the multiprocessor system includes the processors and processor memory system of the processing sub-system and the local caches of the I/O sub-system.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5623628 (1997-04-01), Brayton et al.
patent: 5752264 (1998-05-01), Blake et al.
patent: 6085263 (2000-07-01), Sharma et al.
patent: 6209064 (2001-03-01), Weber
patent: 6516372 (2003-02-01), Anderson et al.
patent: 2002/0087807 (2002-07-01), Gharachorloo et al.
patent: 2003/0115422 (2003-06-01), Spencer et al.
patent: 2003/0120875 (2003-06-01), Bourne et al.
patent: 2004/0088487 (2004-05-01), Barroso et al.
Culler et al. “Parallel Computer Architecture,” San Francisco: Morgan-Kaufmann, 1998.
Kien A. Hua, et al. “Interconnecting Shared-Everything Systems for Efficient Parallel Query Processing”, IEEE, pp. 262-270, 1991.
Hopkins George
Knecht Kevin
Lenoski Daniel E.
Miller Steven C.
Woodacre Michael S.
Baker Paul
Baker & Botts L.L.P.
Padmanabhan Mano
Silicon Graphics Inc.
LandOfFree
Method and system for maintaining data at input/output (I/O)... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Method and system for maintaining data at input/output (I/O)..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Method and system for maintaining data at input/output (I/O)... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3510879