The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jul. 17, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1994
Howard Thomas Olnowich, Endwell, NY (US);
Michael Wayland Dotson, Binghamton, NY (US);
James William Feeney, Endicott, NY (US);
Michael Hans Fisher, Rochester, MN (US);
John David Jabusch, Endwell, NY (US);
Robert Francis Lusch, Vestal, NY (US);
Michael Anthony Maniguet, Owego, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus that converts and adapts standard processor bus protocol and architecture, such as the MicroChannel bus, to more progressive switch interconnection protocol and architecture. Existing bus-based architecture is extended to perform parallel and clustering functions by enabling the interconnection of thousands of processors. The apparatus is relatively easy to implement and inexpensive to build. The communication media is switch-based and is fully parallel, supporting nodes interconnected by the switching network.