Parallel processor with functional pipeline providing programming engines by supporting multiple contexts and critical section

A system and method for employing multiple hardware contexts and programming engines in a functional pipeline partitioned to facilitate high performance data processing. The system and method includes a parallel processor that assigns system functions for processing data including programming engine...

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Main Authors WILKINSON HUGH M.III, ADILETTA MATTHEW J, WOLRICH GILBERT, WILDE MYLES J, BERNSTEIN DEBRA, ROSENBLUTH MARK B
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 29.09.2005
Edition7
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:A system and method for employing multiple hardware contexts and programming engines in a functional pipeline partitioned to facilitate high performance data processing. The system and method includes a parallel processor that assigns system functions for processing data including programming engines that support multiple contexts arranged to provide a functional pipeline by a functional pipeline control unit that passes functional data among the programming engines.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20050092366