Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery – Data processing system error or fault handling – Reliability and availability
Reexamination Certificate
2005-02-09
2008-09-30
Duncan, Marc (Department: 2113)
Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery
Data processing system error or fault handling
Reliability and availability
C714S043000, C370S242000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07430684
ABSTRACT:
A method, apparatus, and program for systematically testing the functionality of all connections in a multi-tiered bus system that connects a large number of processors. Each bus controller is instructed to send a test version of a snoop request to all of the other processors and to wait for the replies. If a connection is bad, the port associated with that connection will time out. Detection of a time-out will cause the initialization process to be halted until the problem can be isolated and resolved.
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Goodman Benjiman Lee
Lecocq Paul Frank
Reddy Praveen S.
Duncan Marc
El-Jarrah Houda
Gerhardt Diana R.
Yee Duke W.
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