DEVICES AND METHODS FOR INTERCONNECTING SERVER NODES

摘要

Described are aggregation devices and methods for interconnecting server nodes. The aggregation device can include an input region, an output region, and a memory switch. The input region includes a plurality of input ports. The memory switch has a shared through silicon via (TSV) memory coupled to the input ports for temporarily storing data received at the input ports from a plurality of source devices. The output region includes a plurality of output ports coupled to the TSV memory. The output ports provide the data to a plurality of destination devices. A memory allocation system coordinates a transfer of the data from the source devices to the TSV memory. The output ports receive and process the data from the TSV memory independently of a communication from the input ports.

主权项

1. An aggregation device, comprising:
a plurality of input ports; a plurality of output ports; a memory coupled between the input ports and the output ports; and a memory allocator, the memory allocator coordinating transfers of data from the input ports to the memory and from the memory to the output ports, the transfers of data from the input ports to the memory being independent of the transfers of data from the memory to the output ports.