公开(公告)号：EP0588745A1

公开(公告)日：1994-03-23

申请号：EP93480109.3

申请日：1993-07-30

申请人： INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

发明人： Olnowich, Howard Thomas ,  Lusch, Robert Francis ,  Jabusch, John David ,  Maniguet, Michael Anthony

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  H04L12/56 ,  G06F15/74

CPC分类号： H04L49/3081 ,  G06F11/261 ,  G06F13/4022 ,  G06F15/17337 ,  G06F15/17375 ,  G06F15/17393 ,  H04J2203/0005 ,  H04L1/0057 ,  H04L7/0338 ,  H04L12/18 ,  H04L12/1881 ,  H04L49/101 ,  H04L49/1523 ,  H04L49/253 ,  H04L49/254 ,  H04L49/256 ,  H04L49/357 ,  H04L49/40 ,  H04L69/08 ,  H04L69/18 ,  H04Q11/0001 ,  H04Q11/0066 ,  H04Q11/0478

摘要： Disclosed is multi-media switching apparatus for performing digital, analog, and/or optical communications amongst multiple nodes over switching networks. The key aspect of the present invention is the full parallel aspect of the switching apparatus which supports n simultaneously, low-latency connections, where n is the number of functional elements interconnected by the switching network. Any of the n simultaneous transmissions can be digital, analog, or optical in any proportion. In addition, the present invention can also serve as a high-speed distributed controller for the purpose of selecting analog or optical switches for information transfer between elements of the system.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于通过交换网络在多个节点之间执行数字，模拟和/或光通信的多媒体交换设备。 本发明的关键方面是支持n个同时低延迟连接的交换设备的完全并行方面，其中n是由交换网络互连的功能元件的数量。 任何n个同时传输可以是数字，模拟或光学任何比例。 此外，本发明还可以用作高速分布式控制器，用于选择用于在系统的元件之间进行信息传递的模拟或光学开关。

公开(公告)号：EP0588030A2

公开(公告)日：1994-03-23

申请号：EP93111912.7

申请日：1993-07-26

申请人： International Business Machines Corporation

发明人： Olnowich, Howard Thomas ,  Dotson, Michael Wayland ,  Feeney, James William ,  Fisher, Michael Hans ,  Jabusch, John David ,  Lusch, Robert Francis ,  Maniguet, Michael Anthony

IPC分类号： G06F13/38 ,  G06F13/40 ,  H04L12/40

CPC分类号： H04L12/40019 ,  G06F13/385 ,  G06F13/4022 ,  G06F15/17375 ,  H04L12/1881 ,  H04L12/40 ,  H04L12/40032 ,  H04L49/153

摘要： Disclosed is a conversion apparatus that converts and adapts standard processor bus protocol and architecture, such as the MicroChannel (IBM Trade mark) bus, to more progressive switch interconnection protocol and architecture. The ivention extends existing the bus-based architecture to perform parallel and clustering functions by enabling the interconnection of thousands of processors. A conversion apparatus is disclosed for controlling the transfer of data messages from one nodal element across a switch network to another nodal element by using direct memory access capabilities controlled by intelligent bus masters. This approach does not require interactive support from teh processor at either nodal element during the message transmision, and frees up both processors to perform other tasks. In addition, the communication media is switch-based and is fully parallel, supporting n transmissions simultaneously, where n is the number of nodes interconnected by the switching network.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种转换装置，其将诸如MicroChannel（IBM商标）总线的标准处理器总线协议和架构转换并适应于更渐进的交换机互连协议和体系结构。 该思想扩展了现有的基于总线的架构，通过启用数千个处理器的互连来执行并行和集群功能。 公开了一种转换装置，用于通过使用由智能总线主控器控制的直接存储器访问能力来控制数据消息从跨越交换机网络的一个节点传送到另一个节点元件的数据消息。 在消息传输期间，这种方法不需要来自处理器的交互式支持，并且释放两个处理器来执行其他任务。 另外，通信媒体是基于交换机的，并且完全并行，同时支持n个传输，其中n是由交换网络互连的节点数量。

公开(公告)号：EP0588021A2

公开(公告)日：1994-03-23

申请号：EP93111673.5

申请日：1993-07-21

申请人： International Business Machines Corporation

发明人： Olnowich, Howard Thomas ,  Fisher, Michael Hans ,  Lusch, Robert Francis ,  Maniguet, Michael Anthony ,  Saiyid, Omar Aziz

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06F13/40

CPC分类号： G06F15/17375 ,  G06F13/4022 ,  H04J2203/0005 ,  H04J2203/0012 ,  H04L12/1881 ,  H04L12/50 ,  H04Q11/0478

摘要： Disclosed is a modularly expandable switch-based apparatus which is used to interconnect multiple Personal Computers as nodes of a parallel system. The invention includes a bus-based expansion card which is inserted into a card slot in each of the Personal Computers to provide an adaption from the Personal Computer MicroChannel to the interface to a multi-stage switch network. Thus, the disclosed invention provides a means for extending the MicroChannel architectures to either massively parallel systems or thousands of I/O device taps or a combination of the two. This is accomplished by using electronic switches to interconnect various Personal Computers, where each computer has a unique local bus that can be composed of 1 to 8 MicroChannel taps (card slots). An expansion card containing a bus architecture converter unit is used in one expansion card slot in each Personal Computer to adapt the node to the switch network. The result is that the Personal Computers are fully interconnected and capable of sending data, communications, and/or messages between any two Personal Computers, which become nodes of the parallel system.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于将多个个人计算机作为并行系统的节点进行互连的基于模块化的基于交换机的设备。 本发明包括基于总线的扩展卡，其插入到每个个人计算机中的卡槽中以提供从个人计算机微通道到到多级交换机网络的接口的适配。 因此，所公开的发明提供了一种用于将MicroChannel架构扩展到大规模并行系统或数千个I / O设备抽头或两者的组合的手段。 这通过使用电子开关来互连各种个人计算机来实现，其中每个计算机具有可由1到8个微信道抽头（卡槽）组成的唯一本地总线。 在每个个人计算机的一个扩展卡槽中使用包含总线架构转换器单元的扩展卡，以使节点适应交换机网络。 结果是个人计算机完全互连并且能够在成为并行系统的节点的任何两个个人计算机之间发送数据，通信和/或消息。

公开(公告)号：EP0588030A3

公开(公告)日：1995-01-25

申请号：EP93111912.7

申请日：1993-07-26

申请人： International Business Machines Corporation

发明人： Olnowich, Howard Thomas ,  Dotson, Michael Wayland ,  Feeney, James William ,  Fisher, Michael Hans ,  Jabusch, John David ,  Lusch, Robert Francis ,  Maniguet, Michael Anthony

IPC分类号： G06F13/38 ,  G06F13/40 ,  H04L12/40

CPC分类号： H04L12/40019 ,  G06F13/385 ,  G06F13/4022 ,  G06F15/17375 ,  H04L12/1881 ,  H04L12/40 ,  H04L12/40032 ,  H04L49/153

摘要： Disclosed is a conversion apparatus that converts and adapts standard processor bus protocol and architecture, such as the MicroChannel (IBM Trade mark) bus, to more progressive switch interconnection protocol and architecture. The ivention extends existing the bus-based architecture to perform parallel and clustering functions by enabling the interconnection of thousands of processors. A conversion apparatus is disclosed for controlling the transfer of data messages from one nodal element across a switch network to another nodal element by using direct memory access capabilities controlled by intelligent bus masters. This approach does not require interactive support from teh processor at either nodal element during the message transmision, and frees up both processors to perform other tasks. In addition, the communication media is switch-based and is fully parallel, supporting n transmissions simultaneously, where n is the number of nodes interconnected by the switching network.

公开(公告)号：EP0588025A3

公开(公告)日：1994-09-07

申请号：EP93111755.0

申请日：1993-07-22

申请人： International Business Machines Corporation

发明人： Olnowich, Howard Thomas ,  Fisher, Michael Hans ,  Lusch, Robert Francis ,  Maniguet, Michael Anthony ,  Saiyid, Omar Aziz

IPC分类号： G06F13/40 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06F15/17375 ,  G06F11/261 ,  G06F13/4022 ,  G06F15/17337 ,  G06F15/17393 ,  H04J2203/0005 ,  H04L1/0057 ,  H04L7/0338 ,  H04L12/18 ,  H04L12/1881 ,  H04L49/256 ,  H04L49/3081 ,  H04L49/40 ,  H04L69/08 ,  H04L69/18 ,  H04Q11/0001 ,  H04Q11/0066 ,  H04Q11/0478

摘要： Disclosed is a modularly expandable switch-based planar apparatus for inserting multiple bus-based processor cards and/or expansion cards and interconnecting the said cards via a multi-stage switch network which resides on the invention planar. The switching network is built into the planar. The cards require no modification or change of any kind, since the connection to the planar is made as if the planar contained the standard MicroChannel interconnection. However, the disclosed planar implements bus converter units to convert the standard bus interface provided by the cards to the switch network interface, so that functions provided by the cards can communicate in parallel over the switch network.

公开(公告)号：EP0588021A3

公开(公告)日：1997-02-26

申请号：EP93111673.5

申请日：1993-07-21

申请人： International Business Machines Corporation

发明人： Olnowich, Howard Thomas ,  Fisher, Michael Hans ,  Lusch, Robert Francis ,  Maniguet, Michael Anthony ,  Saiyid, Omar Aziz

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06F13/40

CPC分类号： G06F15/17375 ,  G06F13/4022 ,  H04J2203/0005 ,  H04J2203/0012 ,  H04L12/1881 ,  H04L12/50 ,  H04Q11/0478

摘要： Disclosed is a modularly expandable switch-based apparatus which is used to interconnect multiple Personal Computers as nodes of a parallel system. The invention includes a bus-based expansion card which is inserted into a card slot in each of the Personal Computers to provide an adaption from the Personal Computer MicroChannel to the interface to a multi-stage switch network. Thus, the disclosed invention provides a means for extending the MicroChannel architectures to either massively parallel systems or thousands of I/O device taps or a combination of the two. This is accomplished by using electronic switches to interconnect various Personal Computers, where each computer has a unique local bus that can be composed of 1 to 8 MicroChannel taps (card slots). An expansion card containing a bus architecture converter unit is used in one expansion card slot in each Personal Computer to adapt the node to the switch network. The result is that the Personal Computers are fully interconnected and capable of sending data, communications, and/or messages between any two Personal Computers, which become nodes of the parallel system.

公开(公告)号：EP0588025A2

公开(公告)日：1994-03-23

申请号：EP93111755.0

申请日：1993-07-22

申请人： International Business Machines Corporation

发明人： Olnowich, Howard Thomas ,  Fisher, Michael Hans ,  Lusch, Robert Francis ,  Maniguet, Michael Anthony ,  Saiyid, Omar Aziz

IPC分类号： G06F13/40 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06F15/17375 ,  G06F11/261 ,  G06F13/4022 ,  G06F15/17337 ,  G06F15/17393 ,  H04J2203/0005 ,  H04L1/0057 ,  H04L7/0338 ,  H04L12/18 ,  H04L12/1881 ,  H04L49/256 ,  H04L49/3081 ,  H04L49/40 ,  H04L69/08 ,  H04L69/18 ,  H04Q11/0001 ,  H04Q11/0066 ,  H04Q11/0478

摘要： Disclosed is a modularly expandable switch-based planar apparatus for inserting multiple bus-based processor cards and/or expansion cards and interconnecting the said cards via a multi-stage switch network which resides on the invention planar. The switching network is built into the planar. The cards require no modification or change of any kind, since the connection to the planar is made as if the planar contained the standard MicroChannel interconnection. However, the disclosed planar implements bus converter units to convert the standard bus interface provided by the cards to the switch network interface, so that functions provided by the cards can communicate in parallel over the switch network.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于插入多个基于总线的处理器卡和/或扩展卡的模块化可扩展的基于开关的平面装置，并且通过位于本发明平面上的多级交换机网络将所述卡互连。 交换网络内置在平面上。 这些卡不需要任何修改或改变，因为与平面的连接被做成就像平面包含标准的MicroChannel互连一样。 然而，所公开的平面实现总线转换器单元将由卡提供的标准总线接口转换到交换机网络接口，使得由卡提供的功能可以通过交换机网络并行通信。