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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN INTEGRATED NETWORK OF PROCESSORS

  • US 20080104271A1
  • Filed: 06/23/2006
  • Published: 05/01/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computing device comprising:

  • a central processing unit (CPU) executing an operating system; and

    a chipset including a network processing unit (NPU) that is in communication with the CPU and at least first and second auxiliary processing units,wherein the first and second auxiliary processing units can communicate application data directly to each other through the NPU using standard networking protocols, including Internet Protocol (IP), Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), and User Datagram Protocol (UDP), without involvement from the CPU and without involvement from the operating system,wherein the NPU perceives the first and the second auxiliary processing units as separate network appliances that provide both local access and remote access in a distributed computing environment, andwherein the NPU is logically separate from the operating system and the CPU.

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