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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2005
Applicants:
Armando Palomar, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ronald K. Kreuzenstein, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ronald N. Hilton, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Armando Palomar, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ronald K. Kreuzenstein, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ronald N. Hilton, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for a decentralized distributed storage data system. A plurality of central processors each having a cache may be directly coupled to a shared set of data storage units. A high speed network may be used to communicate at a physical level between the central processors. A coherency protocol may be used to communicate at a logical level between the central processors.