Telephonic communications – Special services – Anonymous party
Patent
1997-02-20
1998-06-02
Beausoliel, Jr., Robert W.
Telephonic communications
Special services
Anonymous party
39520002, 39518202, 379 15, 379243, G06F 1300
Patent
active
057614121
ABSTRACT:
A multi-processor system has a plurality of processing elements interconnected by a network for transmitting data between the elements. Each of the elements has a status table, indicating that element's view of the statuses of all the elements in the system, and a reliability map, containing a bit for each element in the system, along with copies of the reliability maps of all the other elements in the system. Each element sets the bits in its reliability map to indicate which of the other elements it is in regular communication with. Whenever an element's own reliability map changes, the element sends a copy of that map to all the other elements. Whenever any bit changes in any of the reliability maps held by an element, that element uses the maps to perform a status re-evaluation of all the elements, and updates its status table. This provides a consensus voting mechanism which ensures that all elements arrive at the same view of the element statuses.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4412281 (1983-10-01), Works
patent: 5060141 (1991-10-01), Wakatani
patent: 5202998 (1993-04-01), Yanes
patent: 5299207 (1994-03-01), Fujii
patent: 5588121 (1996-12-01), Reddin et al.
patent: 5606666 (1997-02-01), Grant et al.
patent: 5634071 (1997-05-01), Dewa et al.
Beausoliel, Jr. Robert W.
Hua Ly V.
International Computers Limited
LandOfFree
Multi-processor system does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Multi-processor system, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Multi-processor system will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1471216