Synchronizing local network
First Claim
1. A system for transmitting internal messages in a local network while maintaining message synchronism, comprising:
- multiple sending computer units (CPUs), each for running at least one sending application process for sending an internal message, said message being sent to two or more recipients, and multiple receiving computer units (CPUr), each for running at least one receiving application process for receiving a sent internal message, at least two copies of each receiving application process residing in said receiving computer units, characterized in, that the system further comprises;
one interface unit (IF) per one or more computer units for buffering and relaying messages sent to and from the corresponding computer units, multiple external links (SrL), each for linking a computer unit to its corresponding interface unit, and an internal interconnecting device (IxD) for receiving messages relayed by the interface units corresponding to the sending computer units, and for forwarding each received message to the interface units corresponding to the respective receiving computer units one received message at a time, said interconnecting device internally coupled with the interface units.
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a system for transmitting internal messages in a synchronizing local network. The system comprises multiple computer units for running application processes. The system further comprises multiple interface units, each for transmitting an internal message from a sending computer unit to several receiving computer units. According to the invention, the system further comprises multiple external links, each for linking a computer unit to an interface unit. The system further comprises an interconnecting device for receiving messages from sending computer units and forwarding them to receiving computer units one sent message at a time.
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15 Claims
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1. A system for transmitting internal messages in a local network while maintaining message synchronism, comprising:
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multiple sending computer units (CPUs), each for running at least one sending application process for sending an internal message, said message being sent to two or more recipients, and multiple receiving computer units (CPUr), each for running at least one receiving application process for receiving a sent internal message, at least two copies of each receiving application process residing in said receiving computer units, characterized in, that the system further comprises;
one interface unit (IF) per one or more computer units for buffering and relaying messages sent to and from the corresponding computer units, multiple external links (SrL), each for linking a computer unit to its corresponding interface unit, and an internal interconnecting device (IxD) for receiving messages relayed by the interface units corresponding to the sending computer units, and for forwarding each received message to the interface units corresponding to the respective receiving computer units one received message at a time, said interconnecting device internally coupled with the interface units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for transmitting internal messages in a local network while maintaining message synchronism, comprising:
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multiple sending computer units (CPUs), each for running at least one sending application process for sending an internal message, said message being sent to two or more recipients using group addressing, and multiple receiving computer units (CPUr), each for running at least one receiving application process for receiving a sent internal message, at least two copies of each receiving application process residing in said receiving computer units, characterized in, that the system further comprises;
multiple multiplexer units (MUX), each for collecting messages from and distributing messages to one or more sending computer units, one interface unit (IF) per one or more multiplexer units for buffering and relaying messages sent to and from the corresponding multiplexer units, and an internal interconnecting device (IxD) for receiving messages relayed by the interface units corresponding to the sending computer units, and for forwarding each received message to the interface units corresponding to the respective receiving computer units one received message at a time, said interconnecting device internally coupled with the interface units. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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