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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 1992
Filed:
May. 11, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sven-Axel Nilsson, Deisenhofen, DE;
Ronald J Ebersole, Beaverton, OR (US);
Gerhard Bier, Herxheim, DE;
Karl-Heinz Honeck, Essingen, DE;
Assignees:
Siemens AK., Berlin, DE;
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G06F / ; G06F / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395800 ; 3642328 ; 3642379 ; 3642383 ; 3642385 ; 364239 ; 3642398 ; 3642399 ; 3642405 ; 3642419 ; 364D / ;
Abstract
In a computer system having a configuration which is subject to change, because of failure replacement, updating, or expansion, it is necessary to provide means for loading parameters carrying the present system configuration into the active modules of the system. In this manner, all parallel processors are identified and recognized and depending upon system demands, used because of the parameter loading arrangement of this computer system. Serial lines are provided for loading the parameters into the active modules.