SCALABLE DISTRIBUTED MEMORY AND I/O MULTIPROCESSOR SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A multiprocessor system comprising:
- at least one processing module;
at least one input/output module; and
an interconnect network to connect the at least one processing module with the at least one input/output module, the interconnect network comprising;
at least two bridges to send and receive transactions from the input/output modules and the processing module; and
at least two crossbar switches to routes the transactions over a bus between the at least two bridges.
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Abstract
A multiprocessor system comprises at least one processing module, at least one I/O module, and an interconnect network to connect the at least one processing module with the at least one input/output module. In an example embodiment, the interconnect network comprises at least two bridges to send and receive transactions between the input/output modules and the processing module. The interconnect network further comprises at least two crossbar switches to route the transactions over a high bandwidth switch connection. Using embodiments of the interconnect network allows high bandwidth communication between processing modules and I/O modules. Standard processing module hardware can be used with the interconnect network without modifying the BIOS or the operating system. Furthermore, using the interconnect network of embodiments of the present invention is non-invasive to the processor motherboard. The processor memory bus, clock, and reset logic all remain intact.
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17 Claims
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1. A multiprocessor system comprising:
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at least one processing module; at least one input/output module; and an interconnect network to connect the at least one processing module with the at least one input/output module, the interconnect network comprising; at least two bridges to send and receive transactions from the input/output modules and the processing module; and at least two crossbar switches to routes the transactions over a bus between the at least two bridges. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 14)
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5. The multiprocessor system of 1 wherein the at least two crossbar switches support independent power/on and reset of the ports.
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9. A multiprocessor system, comprising:
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at least one processing module; at least one input/output module; one or more buses to communicatively couple the processing modules and the input/output modules; at least one interconnect component coupled to each one of the processing modules and the input/output modules, the interconnect component to support the protocol of the buses between the processing modules and the input/output modules. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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15. A integrated circuit comprising:
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a crossbar router; and a bridge communicatively coupled to the crossbar router, the bridge to packetize transactions between a processing module and in input/output module in a format that is compatible with the crossbar router.
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- 16. The integrated circuit of claim 16 further comprising a plurality of mapping registers communicatively coupled to the bridge, the mapping registers to provide routing information for the bridge.
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