Multicomputer system and method
CA 2204518 A1 · Owner: Temple University Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education · Inventors: Shi, Yuan
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A multicomputer system and method for automatic sequential-to-parallel program partition, scheduling and execution. The plurality of computers (100 101, 102, 103) are connected via a uni-directional slotted ring (120) (backbone). The ring (120) supports, with deterministic delays point-to-point, broadcast , and EXCLUSIVE-READ operations over labeled tuples. The execution of parallel programs uses a connectionless computing method that forms customized coarse grain SIMD, MIMD and pipelined processors automatically using the connected multicomputers. The disclosed multicomputer architecture is also resilient to processor and backbone failures.
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- Filed November 7, 1994. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 7, 2014.
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