Processor with load balancing
CA 2409049 A1 · Owner: Smith, Neale Bremner · Inventors: Smith, Neale Bremner
Overview
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The present invention relates to a system and method of distributing workload among processors (11) in a multi-processor system (10) with workload being , transferred through a plurality of transfers between processor pairs (12) such that the plurality of pairs together define a closed loop. The present invention enables a processor to automatically balance its workload with other similar processors connected to it, with minimal interprocessor connection.
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- Filed May 18, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 18, 2021.
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