发明名称 |
Method, system and apparatus for a computer subsystem interconnection using a chain of bus repeaters |
摘要 |
The invention discloses methods and apparatus for broadcasting information across an interconnect that includes a plurality of nodes each connected to its adjacent node(s) using one or more links. The nodes can emit cells containing transaction sub-actions onto the links. As a node receives a cell the node retransmits the cell onto other links as the cell is being received. Thus, reducing the latency imposed by the node. The node also captures the transaction sub-action while it the cell is retransmitted. The node responds to the transaction sub-action by manipulating shared handshake lines that are bussed with the other nodes. The invention enables snooping cache protocols to be successfully used in a larger multi-processor computer system than the prior art.
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申请公布号 |
US6851009(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2005.02.01 |
申请号 |
US20030446402 |
申请日期 |
2003.05.28 |
申请人 |
PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
发明人 |
REGULA JACK |
分类号 |
G06F13/14;G06F13/28;G06F15/173;H04L12/28;H04L12/56;(IPC1-7):G06F13/14 |
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G06F13/14 |
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