RECONFIGURATION OF A COMPUTING SYSTEM USING A CIRCUIT SWITCH

    公开(公告)号:US20240134441A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-25

    申请号:US18047731

    申请日:2022-10-18

    发明人: Terrel Morris

    IPC分类号: G06F1/3287

    CPC分类号: G06F1/3287

    摘要: Example implementations relate to executing a workload in a computing system including processing devices, memory devices, and a circuit switch. An example includes identifying first and second instruction-level portions to be consecutively executed by the computing system; determining a first subset of processing devices and a first subset of memory devices to be used to execute the first instruction-level portion; controlling the circuit switch to interconnect the first subset of processing devices and the first subset of memory devices during execution of the first instruction-level portion; determining a second subset of the processing devices and a second subset of the memory devices to be used to execute the second instruction-level portion; and controlling the circuit switch to interconnect the second subset of processing devices and the second subset of memory devices during execution of the second instruction-level portion.

    Full server-level redundancy using a single network interface controller(NIC) and a single NIC card

    公开(公告)号:US10757041B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-25

    申请号:US16208423

    申请日:2018-12-03

    发明人: Terrel Morris

    摘要: Systems and methods for providing full redundancy in a computing network using a single network interface controller (NIC) and a single NIC card within one or more computing devices (e.g., servers) are provided. Embodiments of the technology disclosed herein provide a NIC card with a processing device (e.g., a field-programmable gate array (FPGA)) having a first set of input pins associated with a primary network switch and a second set of input pins associated with a standby network switch. When a failure occurs on the primary network switch, the processing device of the NIC card is configured to perform a circuit switch action to switch the connection between a processing device output from the first set of input pins to the second set of input pins. Accordingly, the same NIC is capable of controlling the network interface of a computing device between to different network switches.

    OPTICAL NETWORK HAVING COMBINED CIRCUIT-PACKET SWITCH ARCHITECTURE

    公开(公告)号:US20220210528A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-30

    申请号:US17655032

    申请日:2022-03-16

    IPC分类号: H04Q11/00 H04B10/40

    摘要: An optical network includes top networking ports coupled to a packet switch, first media converters, second media converters, and bottom networking ports. The first media converters are coupled to top networking ports, each of the first media converters including a first ASIC transceiver that has a circuit switch function. The second media converters are coupled to the first media converter via optical cables to receive the optical signals. Each of the second media converters includes a second ASIC transceiver that has a circuit switch function. The bottom networking ports are coupled to the second media converters. The first ASIC transceiver and the second ASIC transceiver are configured to transmit a signal from one of the top networking ports to any one of the bottom networking ports, and transmit a signal from one of the bottom networking ports to any one of the top networking ports.

    OPTICAL NETWORK HAVING COMBINED CIRCUIT-PACKET SWITCH ARCHITECTURE

    公开(公告)号:US20220021956A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-20

    申请号:US16931348

    申请日:2020-07-16

    IPC分类号: H04Q11/00 H04B10/40

    摘要: An optical network includes top networking ports coupled to a packet switch, first media converters, second media converters, and bottom networking ports. The first media converters are coupled to top networking ports, each of the first media converters including a first ASIC transceiver that has a circuit switch function. The second media converters are coupled to the first media converter via optical cables to receive the optical signals. Each of the second media converters includes a second ASIC transceiver that has a circuit switch function. The bottom networking ports are coupled to the second media converters. The first ASIC transceiver and the second ASIC transceiver are configured to transmit a signal from one of the top networking ports to any one of the bottom networking ports, and transmit a signal from one of the bottom networking ports to any one of the top networking ports.

    WAVELENGTH MODULATION FOR IMPROVED OPTICAL LINK BIT ERROR RATE

    公开(公告)号:US20210359760A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-18

    申请号:US17302681

    申请日:2021-05-10

    IPC分类号: H04B10/275 H04B10/40

    摘要: An optical transceiver module includes an optical transceiver and a controller. The optical transceiver has a ring filter configured to transmit optical signals from or receive optical signals for the optical transceiver module. The controller is configured to: detect a carrier frequency at the optical transceiver; detect a data signal frequency of data at the optical transceiver; determine a bit error rate of the data; and in response to determining that the bit error rate of the data is greater than a threshold, periodically vary a central wavelength of the ring filter at a frequency at least three orders slower than the data signal frequency.

    RECONFIGURATION OF A COMPUTING SYSTEM USING A CIRCUIT SWITCH

    公开(公告)号:US20240231468A9

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-11

    申请号:US18047731

    申请日:2022-10-19

    发明人: Terrel Morris

    IPC分类号: G06F1/3287

    CPC分类号: G06F1/3287

    摘要: Example implementations relate to executing a workload in a computing system including processing devices, memory devices, and a circuit switch. An example includes identifying first and second instruction-level portions to be consecutively executed by the computing system; determining a first subset of processing devices and a first subset of memory devices to be used to execute the first instruction-level portion; controlling the circuit switch to interconnect the first subset of processing devices and the first subset of memory devices during execution of the first instruction-level portion; determining a second subset of the processing devices and a second subset of the memory devices to be used to execute the second instruction-level portion; and controlling the circuit switch to interconnect the second subset of processing devices and the second subset of memory devices during execution of the second instruction-level portion.

    Wavelength modulation to improve optical link bit error rate

    公开(公告)号:US11005566B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-11

    申请号:US16874267

    申请日:2020-05-14

    摘要: An optical transceiver module includes an optical transceiver and a controller. The optical transceiver has a ring filter configured to transmit optical signals from or receive optical signals for the optical transceiver module. The controller is configured to: detect a carrier frequency at the optical transceiver; detect a data signal frequency of data at the optical transceiver; determine a bit error rate of the data; and in response to determining that the bit error rate of the data is greater than a threshold, periodically vary a central wavelength of the ring filter at a frequency at least three orders slower than the data signal frequency.

    Systems for efficient cyclical fiber-optic connections

    公开(公告)号:US11201449B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-14

    申请号:US16527352

    申请日:2019-07-31

    摘要: Processes and apparatuses described herein provide for an efficient cyclical fiber-optic connection between a source component and multiple destination components in a computing environment. A comb laser generates a laser signal that includes laser light of a first frequency that is red-shifted from a carrier frequency. The comb laser concurrently transmits the laser signal to four ring resonators via an optical waveguide. Three of the ring resonators are initially configured for optical resonance at a second frequency that is blue-shifted from the carrier frequency, while one of the ring resonators is initially configured for optical resonance at the first frequency. The laser signal is modulated to communicate data to a first target location associated with the ring resonator that is initially configured for optical resonance at the first frequency.