Server cluster interconnection using network processor
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1. Apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of a computer systems each having a central processing unit, and server memory;
a network processor coupled to each of said computer systems and joining the coupled computer systems into a server farm, said network processor having a plurality of interface processors;
instruction memory storing instructions accessibly to said interface processors;
data memory storing data passing through said network processor to and from each of said coupled computer systems accessibly to said interface processors; and
a plurality of input/output ports;
one of said input/output ports exchanging data passing through said network processor with an external network under the direction of said interface processors;
others of said input/output ports exchanging data passing through said network processor with said coupled computer systems;
said network processor comprising a single semiconductor substrate wherein said interface processors, said instruction memory, said data memory and said input/output parts are formed on said semiconductor substrate;
said network processor cooperating with said coupled computer systems in directing the exchange of data between said input/output ports and the flow of data through said data memory to and from said coupled computer systems in response to execution by said interface processors of instructions loaded into said instruction memory.
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Abstract
A server farm formed by a plurality of computer systems joined together by a network processor which transfers data exchanged with an external network supported by the server farm at a data rate substantially the same as the data flow rate of the network and related method.
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1. Apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of a computer systems each having a central processing unit, and server memory;
a network processor coupled to each of said computer systems and joining the coupled computer systems into a server farm, said network processor having a plurality of interface processors;
instruction memory storing instructions accessibly to said interface processors;
data memory storing data passing through said network processor to and from each of said coupled computer systems accessibly to said interface processors; and
a plurality of input/output ports;
one of said input/output ports exchanging data passing through said network processor with an external network under the direction of said interface processors;
others of said input/output ports exchanging data passing through said network processor with said coupled computer systems;
said network processor comprising a single semiconductor substrate wherein said interface processors, said instruction memory, said data memory and said input/output parts are formed on said semiconductor substrate;
said network processor cooperating with said coupled computer systems in directing the exchange of data between said input/output ports and the flow of data through said data memory to and from said coupled computer systems in response to execution by said interface processors of instructions loaded into said instruction memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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