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Masterless building block binding to partitions using identifiers and indicators

  • US 7,051,180 B2
  • Filed: 01/09/2002
  • Issued: 05/23/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for masterless building block partitioning comprising:

  • communicating among a plurality of building blocks to determine a partition to which each of the plurality of building blocks is to be partitioned;

    for each unique partition to which one or more of the plurality of building blocks is to be partitioned,communicating among the one or more of the plurality of building blocks to determine building block uniqueness of the unique partition; and

    ,joining the unique partition by each of the one or more of the plurality of building blocks,wherein communicating among the plurality of building blocks comprises at least one of;

    sending from each building block of the plurality to all other building blocks of the plurality a partition identifier identifying the partition to which the building block is to be partitioned; and

    ,sending from each building block of the plurality to all other building blocks of the plurality a logical port identifier identifying the building block in the unique partition.

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