公开(公告)号：US06279032B1

公开(公告)日：2001-08-21

申请号：US08963050

申请日：1997-11-03

申请人： Robert T. Short ,  Rod Gamache ,  Michael T. Massa ,  John D. Vert

发明人： Robert T. Short ,  Rod Gamache ,  Michael T. Massa ,  John D. Vert

IPC分类号： G06F1516

CPC分类号： H04L67/1002 ,  H04L41/06

摘要： A method and system for selecting a set of systems (nodes) for a server cluster from at least two non-communicating sets of systems. A persistent storage device with cluster configuration information therein is provided as a quorum resource. Using an arbitration process, only one system exclusively reserves the quorum resource. The set with the system therein having the exclusive reservation of the quorum device is selected as the cluster. The arbitration process provides a challenge-defense protocol whereby a system can obtain the reservation of the quorum device when the system that has the reservation fails.

摘要翻译： 用于从至少两个不通信的系统集合中选择用于服务器集群的一组系统（节点）的方法和系统。 提供其中具有集群配置信息的永久存储设备作为仲裁资源。 使用仲裁程序，只有一个系统专门保留仲裁资源。 选择其中具有仲裁设备的独占预留的系统的集合作为集群。 仲裁过程提供了一种挑战防御协议，当具有保留的系统失败时，系统可以获得仲裁设备的预留。

公开(公告)号：US6003097A

公开(公告)日：1999-12-14

申请号：US838875

申请日：1997-04-09

申请人： Darryl Steven Richman ,  Moshe Lichtman ,  Mark R. Enstrom ,  Thomas E. Lennon ,  Ralph A. Lipe ,  Pierre-Yves Santerre ,  Robert T. Short ,  David W. Voth

发明人： Darryl Steven Richman ,  Moshe Lichtman ,  Mark R. Enstrom ,  Thomas E. Lennon ,  Ralph A. Lipe ,  Pierre-Yves Santerre ,  Robert T. Short ,  David W. Voth

IPC分类号： G06F9/445 ,  G06F13/10 ,  G06F15/177 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/4411 ,  G06F13/102 ,  G06F15/177

摘要： A system for configuring a network adapter of a computer without user intervention. Device information for the devices of the computer, including each network adapter, is collected to uniquely identify the devices and to describe the device characteristics associated with the operation of those devices with the computer. Computer resources, which support the functions of the devices within the computer, are allocated based upon this device information. This allocation process prevents a potential conflicting use of computer resources by the installed devices. A device driver, which enables communications between a corresponding device and the computer, is also identified and loaded for each of the devices in response to the allocation of computer resources. In response to loading the driver for each network adapter, each network configuration routine or layer for a particular interface of the corresponding network adapter is identified. In response to the identification of these layers, each identified layer for the particular interface is loaded. In turn, layers are identified and loaded for each of the remaining interfaces of the corresponding network adapter.

摘要翻译： 用于配置计算机的网络适配器而无需用户干预的系统。 收集包括每个网络适配器在内的计算机设备的设备信息，以唯一地识别设备并描述与计算机的这些设备的操作相关的设备特性。 基于该设备信息分配支持计算机内的设备的功能的计算机资源。 此分配过程可防止安装的设备潜在地冲突使用计算机资源。 响应于计算机资源的分配，也为每个设备识别并加载用于相应设备和计算机之间的通信的设备驱动器。 响应于为每个网络适配器加载驱动程序，识别相应网络适配器的特定接口的每个网络配置例程或层。 响应于这些层的识别，针对特定接口的每个识别层被加载。 反过来，为相应的网络适配器的每个剩余接口识别和加载层。

公开(公告)号：US5819107A

公开(公告)日：1998-10-06

申请号：US480761

申请日：1995-06-07

申请人： Moshe Lichtman ,  Mark R. Enstrom ,  Thomas E. Lennon ,  Ralph A. Lipe ,  Pierre-Yves Santerre ,  Robert T. Short ,  David W. Voth

发明人： Moshe Lichtman ,  Mark R. Enstrom ,  Thomas E. Lennon ,  Ralph A. Lipe ,  Pierre-Yves Santerre ,  Robert T. Short ,  David W. Voth

IPC分类号： G06F9/445 ,  G06F15/177 ,  G06F13/22 ,  G06F15/40

CPC分类号： G06F9/4411 ,  G06F15/177

摘要： A system for managing the assignment of device drivers to devices of a computer system. The computer system can maintain device-related information for a primary device and for devices that are "compatible" with the primary device. This device information supplies an indication of whether a device driver intended for primary use with a device is maintained by the computer system. Moreover, the device information provides an indication of whether one or more device drivers compatible with the primary device are maintained by the computer system. During assignment of device drivers to devices of the computer system, the device information is examined to determine whether the intended device driver for the primary device is available to support the operations of that device. If not, the device information is examined to determine whether a device driver for a device that is compatible with the primary device is available for supporting computer operations of the primary device. In this event, if the device information lists more than one device that is compatible with the primary device, then the compatible device having the highest priority or ranking can be selected and the device driver for the selected device is used to support the operations of the primary device.

摘要翻译： 一种用于管理设备驱动程序分配到计算机系统的设备的系统。 计算机系统可以维护主设备和与主设备“兼容”的设备的设备相关信息。 该设备信息提供计算机系统是否维护旨在与设备一起使用的设备驱动程序的指示。 此外，设备信息提供与计算机系统是否维持与主设备兼容的一个或多个设备驱动器的指示。 在将设备驱动程序分配给计算机系统的设备期间，检查设备信息以确定主设备的预期设备驱动程序是否可用于支持该设备的操作。 如果没有，则检查设备信息以确定与主设备兼容的设备的设备驱动程序是否可用于支持主设备的计算机操作。 在这种情况下，如果设备信息列出与主设备兼容的多个设备，则可以选择具有最高优先级或等级的兼容设备，并且使用所选设备的设备驱动程序来支持 主要设备

公开(公告)号：US5708814A

公开(公告)日：1998-01-13

申请号：US561104

申请日：1995-11-21

申请人： Robert T. Short ,  John M. Parchem ,  David N. Cutler

发明人： Robert T. Short ,  John M. Parchem ,  David N. Cutler

IPC分类号： G06F13/24 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F13/24

摘要： A peripheral device interrupt controller maintains a count of pending interrupt events for a peripheral device up to a preset limit and times a preset delay interval from a first pending interrupt event or last interrupt servicing before asserting an interrupt request. When the interrupt request is asserted, the then pending interrupt events can be serviced as a group by a central processing unit of a computer. The overhead of processing a separate interrupt request for each interrupt event is thus avoided. The preset limit and preset delay interval can be set under software control to control the rate at which interrupt requests can be asserted by the peripheral device.

摘要翻译： 外围设备中断控制器将外部设备的待处理中断事件计数保持到预设限制，并在断言中断请求之前从第一个待处理中断事件或最后一个中断服务计算一个预设的延迟时间间隔。 当中断请求被断言时，可以由计算机的中央处理单元将当时挂起的中断事件作为一组进行处理。 因此避免了对每个中断事件处理单独的中断请求的开销。 可以在软件控制下设置预设限制和预设延迟时间间隔，以控制外围设备可以断言中断请求的速率。

公开(公告)号：US5655148A

公开(公告)日：1997-08-05

申请号：US355403

申请日：1994-12-13

申请人： Darryl Steven Richman ,  Moshe Lichtman ,  Mark R. Enstrom ,  Thomas E. Lennon ,  Ralph A. Lipe ,  Pierre-Yves Santerre ,  Robert T. Short ,  David W. Voth

发明人： Darryl Steven Richman ,  Moshe Lichtman ,  Mark R. Enstrom ,  Thomas E. Lennon ,  Ralph A. Lipe ,  Pierre-Yves Santerre ,  Robert T. Short ,  David W. Voth

IPC分类号： G06F9/445 ,  G06F13/10 ,  G06F15/177 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/4411 ,  G06F13/102 ,  G06F15/177

摘要： A system for configuring a network adapter of a computer without user intervention. Device information for the devices of the computer, including each network adapter, is collected to uniquely identify the devices and to describe the device characteristics associated with the operation of those devices with the computer. Computer resources, which support the functions of the devices within the computer, are allocated based upon this device information. This allocation process prevents a potential conflicting use of computer resources by the installed devices. A device driver, which enables communications between a corresponding device and the computer, is also identified and loaded for each of the devices in response to the allocation of computer resources. In response to loading the driver for each network adapter, each network configuration routine or layer for a particular interface of the corresponding network adapter is identified. In response to the identification of these layers, each identified layer for the particular interface is loaded. In turn, layers are identified and loaded for each of the remaining interfaces of the corresponding network adapter.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在没有用户干预的情况下配置计算机的网络适配器的系统。 收集包括每个网络适配器在内的计算机设备的设备信息，以唯一地识别设备并描述与计算机的这些设备的操作相关的设备特性。 基于该设备信息分配支持计算机内的设备的功能的计算机资源。 此分配过程可防止安装的设备潜在地冲突使用计算机资源。 响应于计算机资源的分配，也为每个设备识别并加载用于相应设备和计算机之间的通信的设备驱动器。 响应于为每个网络适配器加载驱动程序，识别相应网络适配器的特定接口的每个网络配置例程或层。 响应于这些层的识别，针对特定接口的每个识别层被加载。 反过来，为相应的网络适配器的每个剩余接口识别和加载层。

公开(公告)号：US4908836A

公开(公告)日：1990-03-13

申请号：US255809

申请日：1988-10-11

申请人： Craig K. Rushforth ,  Zhenhua Xie ,  Robert T. Short

发明人： Craig K. Rushforth ,  Zhenhua Xie ,  Robert T. Short

IPC分类号： H04B1/7103

CPC分类号： H04B1/7103

摘要： Data bits are decoded from a composite signal that is formed by coding multiple bit sequences with respective spreading codes, and transmitting the coded bit sequences simultaneously and asynchronously over a single channel in which the bit sequences are added. This decoding involves a metric in combination with a repetitive decision process which is only linearly dependent on the number of bit sequences in the composite signal.

摘要翻译： 从通过用相应的扩展码对多个比特序列进行编码形成的复合信号进行数据比特的解码，并且通过添加比特序列的单个信道同步地和异步地发送编码的比特序列。 该解码涉及与仅在线性上取决于复合信号中的比特序列的数量的重复决策过程的度量。