System, computer-implemented method and computer program product for direct communication between hardward accelerators in a computer cluster

摘要

Systems, methods and computer program products for direct communication between hardware accelerators in a computer cluster are disclosed. The system for direct communication between hardware accelerators in a computer cluster includes: a first hardware accelerator in a first computer of a computer cluster; and a second hardware accelerator in a second computer of the computer cluster. The first computer and the second computer differ from one another and are designed to be able to communicate remotely via a network, and the first accelerator is designed to request data from the second accelerator and/or to retrieve data by means of a direct memory access to a global address space on the second computer and/or to communicate data to the second computer.

主权项

1. A system for direct communication between hardware accelerators in a computer cluster, comprising:
a first hardware accelerator in a first computer of a computer cluster; and a second hardware accelerator in a second computer of the computer cluster; wherein the first computer and the second computer differ from one another and are designed to be able to communicate remotely via a network, and wherein the first accelerator is designed to request data from the second accelerator and to retrieve data by means of a direct memory access to a global address space on the second computer and to communicate data to the second computer, wherein the direct communication between the hardware accelerators of the first and second computers occurs without support of computing units and without support of memory units.