INTERPROCESSOR SWITCHING NETWORK

A message transport network is provided for high speed switching between processing elements. Clusters of low speed processing elements may be connected to the message transport network through a transport node controller. The transport node controller and the high speed processors are connected to...

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Main Authors SALMONES, JOSE A, READ, EDGAR L, NIMON, ROBERT E, OLDHAM, OLIVER G, GRANT, ELWYN E, ADAMS, ALLEN R., JR, KETO, GARY A, LIN, SHARLENE C, MORGAN, JAMES D
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 10.11.1992
Edition5
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
ELECTRICITY
PHYSICS
SELECTING
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Summary:A message transport network is provided for high speed switching between processing elements. Clusters of low speed processing elements may be connected to the message transport network through a transport node controller. The transport node controller and the high speed processors are connected to the gateways. A pair of gateways may be connected through a transport interchange node to allow communication between processors associated with the gateways. A transport interchange supervisor maintains a record of the status of each gateway and generates commands to form connection between gateways in the transport interchange node. A maintenance controller and system maintenance processor oversee the validity of the data being passed through the system on paths independent of the data transfer paths. The message transport network may be used in a variety of applications, such as a telephony switch, a signaling transfer point system or a fault tolerant minicomputer.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA19880582827