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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Norbert Hagspiel, Wendlingen, DE;
Jörg-Stephan Vogt, Holzgerlingen, DE;
Thomas Fuchs, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Thomas St. Pierre, Forstinning, DE;
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A sort device includes a compare unit on one level of a hierarchical structure that includes a plurality of levels. The compare unit to compare one beat of one record with another beat of another record to provide a winner beat. The sort device further includes another compare unit on another level of the hierarchical structure to provide a further beat to the compare unit, and a request pipe to be used to request that the other compare unit provide the further beat to the compare unit.