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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 1998
Filed:
May. 13, 1996
Donald Bruce Bennett, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Steven Allen Murphy, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
The Scalable Coherent Interface (SCI) standard of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is intended for fast, high throughput, point-to-point, unidirectional links to high-performance multiprocessor systems. A system is provided for routing packets with a plurality of data bits and target identity code bits through a packet routing switching network. The packets are transmitted from source nodes through the switching network to target nodes that are designated by the target identity code bits. Operational rings are used to link output ports of switches of the output stages to input ports of switches of the input stage wherein each operational ring is identified by ring identity code bits associated with the input stage switches of the operational rings and has at least one node which is capable of performing a function with the data. Recirculation rings are used to link output ports of switches of the output stage to input ports of switches of the input stage. The recirculation rings have no functional nodes in them. Each output port of the output stage switches is coupled to either an operational ring or to a recirculation ring, and the packets are transmitted from source nodes through the operational rings. In the event any of said packets are misrouted, then the packets are transmitted through the recirculation rings or through the operating rings that do not contain the designated target nodes until the packets reach their respective designated target nodes.