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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:
Nov. 25, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 07, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Peter G Logghe, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Assignee:
Cray Research, Inc., Eagan, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
39518501 ; 395821 ;
Abstract
A maintenance channel for modular computer system reset, configuration, partitioning, and error communication. The maintenance channel includes a sanity code channel to ensure module functionality. The maintenance channel configures the computer system and issues commands to modules using a command channel. Error detection and diagnostics are performed using an error channel. The maintenance channel provides independent processing groups within one computer system, and allows for partial powerdown or isolation of portions of the system without affecting operations in the active portions of the computer system.