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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395280 ; 39520021 ;
Abstract
An interconnect topology providing enhanced fault tolerance to a multi-component data processing system. The topology utilizes a plurality of rings for interconnecting multiple system components, or cards, at least two of which are indirectly connected so that communication therebetween is through a third component. Each of the system components is coupled to a set of at least two different rings and includes interface circuits for routing data and a bridge for permitting data to be transferred between the at least two rings.