Multiplex communications – Wide area network – Packet switching
Patent
1993-04-08
1993-11-23
Richardson, Robert L.
Multiplex communications
Wide area network
Packet switching
370 60, 370 941, G06F 1300
Patent
active
052652076
ABSTRACT:
A parallel computer comprising a plurality of processors and an interconnection network for transferring messages among the processors. At least one of the processors, as a source processor, generates messages, each including an address defining a path through the interconnection network from the source processor to one or more of the processors which are to receive the message as destination processors. The interconnection network establishes, in response to a message from the source processor, a path in accordance with the address from the source processor in a downstream direction to the destination processors thereby to facilitate transfer of the message to the destination processors. Each destination processor generates response indicia in response to a message. The interconnection network receives the response indicia from the destination processor(s) and generates, in response, consolidated response indicia which it transfers in an upstream direction to the source processor.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4344134 (1982-08-01), Barnes
patent: 4543627 (1985-09-01), Schwab
patent: 4766534 (1988-08-01), DeBenedictis
patent: 4845674 (1989-07-01), DeBenedictis
patent: 4980822 (1990-12-01), Brantley, Jr. et al.
patent: 5020059 (1991-05-01), Gorin et al.
patent: 5021947 (1991-06-01), Campbell et al.
patent: 5058001 (1991-10-01), Li
patent: 5072371 (1991-12-01), Benner et al.
patent: 5105424 (1992-04-01), Flaig et al.
patent: 5119490 (1992-06-01), Kurose
patent: 5166674 (1992-11-01), Baum et al.
patent: 5170482 (1992-12-01), Shu et al.
patent: 5202987 (1993-04-01), Bayer et al.
Browning, S., "The Tree Machine: A Highly Concurrent Computing Environment", Ph.D. Thesis, California Institute of Technology, 1980.
Bentley, J. L., and Kung, H. T., "A Tree Machine For Searching Problems", Technical Report, Carnegie-Mellon University, Dept. of Computer Science, Aug. 30, 1979.
Douglas David C.
Hillis W. Daniel
Kuzmaul Bradley C.
Leiserson Charles E.
Potter David
Jordan Richard A.
Richardson Robert L.
Thinking Machines Corporation
LandOfFree
Parallel computer system including arrangement for transferring does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Parallel computer system including arrangement for transferring , we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Parallel computer system including arrangement for transferring will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1856527