Multiple communication networks for multiple computers

• US 20080140863A1
• Filed: 10/05/2007
• Published: 06/12/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: John M. Holt
• Original Assignee: John M. Holt
• Inventors: Holt, John M.
• Application Number:
  US11/973,341
• Publication Number:
  US 20080140863A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/249
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/00 Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks routing or path finding in wireless networks H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/24 Multipath
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/14 Multichannel or multilink protocols

Abstract

A system and method for interconnecting multiple computers (M1, M2, . . . , Mn) via at least two communications networks (N1, N2, N3) are disclosed. The connections are made via multiple communications ports (28, 38). Data is sent and received via a data protocol which identifies the sequence position of each data packet in a transmitted sequence of data packets. The packets can be transmitted and/or received out of order. The multiple computers each execute a different portion of an applications program written to execute on a single computer.

Claims

1. A method of interconnecting a multiplicity of computers to form a multiple computer network in which each of said computers executes a different portion of an applications program written to be executed on a single computer and each having an independent local memory with at least one memory location being replicated in each said local memory, said method comprising the step of:

(i) interconnecting said computers by at least two communications networks.

2. The method as in claim 1, including the further step of:

(ii) having each of said computers send and receive data via said network with a data protocol which identifies the sequence position of each data packet in a transmitted sequence of data packets.

3. The method as in claim 2, including the further step of:

(iii) transmitting or receiving said packets out of sequence.

4. The method as in claim 3, including the further step of:

(iv) overwriting earlier received packets with later received packets which are later in sequence.

5. The method as in claim 4, including the further step of:

(v) not overwriting said earlier received packets with later received packets which are earlier in sequence.

6. The method as in claim 5, including the further step of:

(vi) discarding said later received packets which are earlier in sequence.

7. A computer program stored in a computer readable media, the computer program including executable computer program instructions and adapted for execution by at least one computer to modify the operation of at least one computer;

the modification of operation including performing a method of interconnecting a multiplicity of computers to form a multiple computer network in which each of said computers executes a different portion of an applications program written to be executed on a single computer and each having an independent local memory with at least one memory location being replicated in each said local memory, said method comprising;

(i) interconnecting said computers by at least two communications networks.

8. The computer program as in claim 7, the method including the further step of:

(ii) having each of said computers send and receive data via said network with a data protocol which identifies the sequence position of each data packet in a transmitted sequence of data packets.

9. The computer program as in claim 8, the method including the further step of:

(iii) transmitting or receiving said packets out of sequence.

10. The computer program as in claim 9, the method including the further step of:

(iv) overwriting earlier received packets with later received packets which are later in sequence.

11. The computer program as in claim 10, the method including the further step of:

(v) not overwriting said earlier received packets with later received packets which are earlier in sequence.

12. The computer program as in claim 11, the method including the further step of:

(vi) discarding said later received packets which are earlier in sequence.

13. A method of interconnecting a multiplicity of computers to form a multiple computer network, said method comprising the steps of:

(i) interconnecting said computers by at least two communications networks, and

(ii) having each of said computers send and receive data via said networks with a data protocol which identifies the sequence position of each data packet in a transmitted sequence of data packets.

14. The method as in claim 13, including the further step of:

(iii) transmitting or receiving said packets out of sequence.

15. The method as in claim 14, including the further step of:

(iv) overwriting earlier received packets with later received packets which are later in sequence.

16. The method as in claim 15, including the further step of:

(v) not overwriting said earlier received packets with later received packets which are earlier in sequence.

17. The method as in claim 16, including the further step of:

(vi) discarding said later received packets which are earlier in sequence.

18. The method as in claim 17, including the further step of:

(vii) having each computer execute a different portion of a single applications program written to execute on only a single computer.

19. The method as in claim 18, including the further step of:

(viii) selecting said single communications network from the group of networks consisting of asynchronous transfer mode networks and those networks sold under the trade marks ETHERNET, InfiBand and MYRINET, and any combination of these.

20. The method as in claim 19, including the further step of:

(ix) interconnecting said computers by three communications networks.

21. The method as in claim 20, including the further step of:

(x) interconnecting each of said computers to said networks via a multiple communications port.

22. A computer program stored in a computer readable media, the computer program including executable computer program instructions and adapted for execution by at least one computer to modify the operation of at least one computer;

the modification of operation including performing a method of interconnecting a multiplicity of computers to form a multiple computer network, said method comprising;

(i) interconnecting said computers by at least two communications networks; and

(ii) having each of said computers send and receive data via said networks with a data protocol which identifies the sequence position of each data packet in a transmitted sequence of data packets.

23. The computer program as in claim 22, wherein the method including the further steps of:

(iii) transmitting or receiving said packets out of sequence;

(iv) overwriting earlier received packets with later received packets which are later in sequence;

(v) not overwriting said earlier received packets with later received packets which are earlier in sequence; and

(vi) discarding said later received packets which are earlier in sequence.