公开(公告)号：US5574914A

公开(公告)日：1996-11-12

申请号：US302381

申请日：1994-09-08

申请人： Peter J. Hancock ,  Ian R. Hepburn ,  Lonny R. Lebahn ,  Hans C. Mikkelsen ,  John A. Miller ,  Robert T. Sandelands ,  James F. Torgerson

发明人： Peter J. Hancock ,  Ian R. Hepburn ,  Lonny R. Lebahn ,  Hans C. Mikkelsen ,  John A. Miller ,  Robert T. Sandelands ,  James F. Torgerson

IPC分类号： G06F9/50 ,  G06F9/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/5077

摘要： An apparatus and method for managing a number of data processing resources to produce one or more independent and separate data processing partitions. Each partition is defined as a proper subset of the total inventory of available data processing resources. Each partition is controlled by a system control facility. All system control facilities communicate with a site configuration management system, which defines and redefines the composition of each partition. The site configuration management system can move resources from one partition to another as required. Preferably, the system control facilities and the site configuration management system are industry standard personal computers which communicate via a local area network.

摘要翻译： 一种用于管理多个数据处理资源以产生一个或多个独立和分离的数据处理分区的装置和方法。 每个分区被定义为可用数据处理资源的总库存的适当子集。 每个分区由系统控制设备控制。 所有系统控制设施与站点配置管理系统进行通信，该系统定义并重新定义每个分区的组成。 站点配置管理系统可以根据需要将资源从一个分区移动到另一个分区。 优选地，系统控制设施和站点配置管理系统是通过局域网通信的工业标准个人计算机。

公开(公告)号：US06665725B1

公开(公告)日：2003-12-16

申请号：US09609179

申请日：2000-06-30

申请人： Russell S. Dietz ,  Andrew A. Koppenhaver ,  James F. Torgerson

发明人： Russell S. Dietz ,  Andrew A. Koppenhaver ,  James F. Torgerson

IPC分类号： G06F1300

CPC分类号： H04L41/50 ,  G06F17/30985 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L41/142 ,  H04L41/5009 ,  H04L43/026 ,  H04L43/06 ,  H04L43/0817 ,  H04L43/0847 ,  H04L43/0852 ,  H04L43/087 ,  H04L43/106 ,  H04L43/12 ,  H04L43/18 ,  H04L45/745 ,  H04L45/7453 ,  H04L47/2441 ,  H04L49/101 ,  H04L49/20 ,  H04L49/205 ,  H04L49/25 ,  H04L49/30 ,  H04L49/3009 ,  H04L49/35 ,  H04L69/16 ,  H04L69/161 ,  H04L69/18 ,  H04L69/22 ,  Y02D50/30

摘要： A method of performing protocol specific operations on a packet passing through a connection point on a computer network. The packet contents conform to protocols of a layered model wherein the protocol at a at a particular layer level may include one or a set of child protocols defined for that level. The method includes receiving the packet and receiving a set of protocol descriptions for protocols may be used in the packet. A protocol description for a particular protocol at a particular layer level includes any child protocols of the particular protocol, and for any child protocol, where in the packet information related to the particular child protocol may be found. A protocol description also includes any protocol specific operations to be performed on the packet for the particular protocol at the particular layer level. The method includes performing the protocol specific operations on the packet specified by the set of protocol descriptions based on the base protocol of the packet and the children of the protocols used in the packet. A particular embodiment includes providing the protocol descriptions in a high-level protocol description language, and compiling to the descriptions into a data structure. The compiling may further include compressing the data structure into a compressed data structure. The protocol specific operations may include parsing and extraction operations to extract identifying information. The protocol specific operations may also include state processing operations defined for a particular state of a conversational flow of the packet.

摘要翻译： 对通过计算机网络上的连接点的分组执行协议特定操作的方法。 分组内容符合分层模型的协议，其中特定层级上的协议可以包括为该级别定义的一个或一组子协议。 该方法包括接收分组并且接收一组协议的协议描述可以在分组中使用。 在特定层级的特定协议的协议描述包括特定协议的任何子协议，以及任何子协议，其中可以找到与特定子协议相关的分组信息。 协议描述还包括在特定层级针对特定协议的分组执行的任何协议特定操作。 该方法包括基于分组的基本协议和分组中使用的协议的子节点对协议描述集合指定的分组执行协议特定操作。 一个特定实施例包括以高级协议描述语言提供协议描述，以及将描述编译成数据结构。 编译还可以包括将数据结构压缩为压缩数据结构。 协议特定操作可以包括解析和提取操作以提取识别信息。 协议特定操作还可以包括为分组的会话流的特定状态定义的状态处理操作。

公开(公告)号：US5193162A

公开(公告)日：1993-03-09

申请号：US432421

申请日：1989-11-06

申请人： Donald T. Bordsen ,  Thomas P. Cooper ,  Robert F. Esson ,  Michael J. Hill ,  John R. Jordan ,  Joseph E. Kessler ,  Dennis R. Konrad ,  Ralph E. Sipple ,  Robert E. Swenson ,  James F. Torgerson ,  Anthony P. vonArx

发明人： Donald T. Bordsen ,  Thomas P. Cooper ,  Robert F. Esson ,  Michael J. Hill ,  John R. Jordan ,  Joseph E. Kessler ,  Dennis R. Konrad ,  Ralph E. Sipple ,  Robert E. Swenson ,  James F. Torgerson ,  Anthony P. vonArx

IPC分类号： G06F1/00 ,  G06F11/14 ,  G06F12/08 ,  G06F21/00

CPC分类号： G06F21/6209 ,  G06F11/1471 ,  G06F12/0866 ,  G06F2221/2101 ,  G06F2221/2147 ,  Y10S707/99938 ,  Y10S707/99953

摘要： A multiprocessor data processing system is implemented with processors, each of which may request for a temporary time the exclusive lock on an object which is stored on a data base. To achieve this a lock processor synchronizes the locking and unlocking of the objects. The requesting processor directs the storage of the object from the data base into a selected high performance storage unit, where it has exclusive rights to modify or write into the object until the object is unlocked by the processor. An audit tape or disk records all modifications made to any object during a transaction. A non-volatile cache memory is inserted in the audit trail to store a before-look image of the object that resides in the high performance storage unit. Data compaction occurs by comparison of the before-look image with an after-look image to provide a difference image, which is supplied to an audit buffer that is coupled to the audit tape. The locking processor may unlock the secured object once the after-look image has been committed from either a stored version in the non-volatile cache or from a high performance main memory unit to the data base disk. The difference image and the after-look image associated with the difference image may then be stored in the non-volatile cache, and provided to the audit tape or disk and the data base disk in a sequence which is independent of the operating sequence of the requesting processor.

摘要翻译： 处理器实现多处理器数据处理系统，每个处理器可以请求临时时间对存储在数据库上的对象的排他锁定。 为了实现这一点，锁定处理器同步对象的锁定和解锁。 请求处理器将对象从数据库的存储引导到所选择的高性能存储单元中，其中它具有修改或写入对象的专有权利，直到对象被处理器解锁。 审核磁带或磁盘记录在事务期间对任何对象所做的所有修改。 非易失性高速缓冲存储器插入到审计跟踪中，以存储位于高性能存储单元中的对象的前景图像。 数据压缩通过将前景图像与后视图像进行比较而发生，以提供差分图像，该图像被提供给耦合到审核磁带的审核缓冲器。 一旦后视图像已经从非易失性高速缓存中的存储版本或从高性能主存储器单元提交到数据库磁盘，锁定处理器可以解除安全对象。 与差分图像相关联的差异图像和后视图像然后可以存储在非易失性高速缓存中，并以独立于操作顺序的顺序提供给审核磁带或磁盘和数据库磁盘 请求处理器。

公开(公告)号：US5577206A

公开(公告)日：1996-11-19

申请号：US28342

申请日：1993-03-09

申请人： Walter R. Friedrich ,  James R. Hamstra ,  James F. Torgerson

发明人： Walter R. Friedrich ,  James R. Hamstra ,  James F. Torgerson

IPC分类号： G06F13/38 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F13/385

摘要： A physical layer controller for use in a data transmission network is disclosed which includes an automatic scrubbing arrangement that is activated upon the occurrence of a physical layer controller reconfiguration. The transmitter output port as well as each channel output of the physical layer controller has an output dirty flag associated therewith. Similarly, the input port as well as each channel input has an associated input dirty flag. A scrubbing arrangement automatically scrubs certain outputs after a configuration change. More specifically, in the absence of a blocking condition after a configuration change, the scrubbing arrangement will automatically scrub each output which has a new source and one of: 1) its associated output dirty flag is set to a first level; and 2) it is connected to an new source which has its associated input dirty flag set to a first level. In a method aspect, output dirty flags are set for each output that has the potential to transmits a data frame. Outputs which have data frame detection available are considered to have the potential to transmit a data frame only when they sense a frame start. Outputs that do not have data frame detection available, are considered to have the potential of having transmitted a data frame anytime they are enabled and coupled to a valid input. The input dirty flags are set for each input that is connected to an output for which the output dirty flag is set.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于数据传输网络的物理层控制器，其包括在出现物理层控制器重新配置时被激活的自动洗涤装置。 发射机输出端口以及物理层控制器的每个通道输出具有与其相关联的输出脏标志。 类似地，输入端口以及每个通道输入都具有相关的输入脏标志。 擦洗布置会在配置更改后自动擦除某些输出。 更具体地，在配置改变之后没有阻塞条件的情况下，洗涤装置将自动擦除具有新源的每个输出和以下之一：1）其相关联的输出脏标志被设置为第一级; 和2）它连接到一个新的源，它的相关输入脏标志设置为第一级。 在方法方面，为具有发送数据帧的可能性的每个输出设置输出脏标志。 具有可用数据帧检测的输出被认为具有仅在感测到帧起始时才发送数据帧的潜力。 没有数据帧检测可用的输出被认为具有发送数据帧的潜力，只要它们被启用并且耦合到有效的输入。 为连接到输出脏标志设置的输出的每个输入设置输入脏标志。

公开(公告)号：US5333270A

公开(公告)日：1994-07-26

申请号：US998412

申请日：1992-12-29

申请人： David C. Brief ,  Walter R. Friedrich ,  James F. Torgerson

发明人： David C. Brief ,  Walter R. Friedrich ,  James F. Torgerson

IPC分类号： H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/42 ,  H04L12/433 ,  H04L12/437 ,  H04L29/14 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： H04L12/437 ,  H04L12/433

摘要： A controllable configuration management (CFM) state machine user interface is disclosed for use in the physical layer controller of a station or concentrator capable or insertion into a data transmission network that is capable of operating substantially in accordance with the FDDI protocol. In one aspect of the invention, the physical layer controller includes a null configuration register, a join configuration register and a loop configuration register. The null configuration register is capable of storing information indicative of a desired configuration of the physical layer controller when the CFM state machine is in a null configuration. Similarly, the join and loop configuration register are capable of storing information indicative of desired configurations when the CFM state machine is in the join and loop configurations respectively.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种可控配置管理（CFM）状态机用户接口，用于能够或插入能够基本上按照FDDI协议操作的数据传输网络的站或集线器的物理层控制器。 在本发明的一个方面，物理层控制器包括空配置寄存器，连接配置寄存器和循环配置寄存器。 当CFM状态机处于空配置时，空配置寄存器能够存储指示物理层控制器的期望配置的信息。 类似地，当CFM状态机分别处于连接和循环配置中时，连接和循环配置寄存器能够存储指示期望配置的信息。

公开(公告)号：US06954789B2

公开(公告)日：2005-10-11

申请号：US10684776

申请日：2003-10-14

申请人： Russell S. Dietz ,  Joseph R. Maixner ,  Andrew A. Koppenhaver ,  William H. Bares ,  Haig A. Sarkissian ,  James F. Torgerson

发明人： Russell S. Dietz ,  Joseph R. Maixner ,  Andrew A. Koppenhaver ,  William H. Bares ,  Haig A. Sarkissian ,  James F. Torgerson

IPC分类号： G06F13/00 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04L12/56 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/14 ,  G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04L41/50 ,  G06F17/30985 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L41/142 ,  H04L41/5009 ,  H04L43/026 ,  H04L43/06 ,  H04L43/0817 ,  H04L43/0847 ,  H04L43/0852 ,  H04L43/087 ,  H04L43/106 ,  H04L43/12 ,  H04L43/18 ,  H04L45/745 ,  H04L45/7453 ,  H04L47/2441 ,  H04L49/101 ,  H04L49/20 ,  H04L49/205 ,  H04L49/25 ,  H04L49/30 ,  H04L49/3009 ,  H04L49/35 ,  H04L69/16 ,  H04L69/161 ,  H04L69/18 ,  H04L69/22 ,  Y02D50/30

摘要： A monitor for and a method of examining packets passing through a connection point on a computer network. Each packets conforms to one or more protocols. The method includes receiving a packet from a packet acquisition device and performing one or more parsing/extraction operations on the packet to create a parser record comprising a function of selected portions of the packet. The parsing/extraction operations depend on one or more of the protocols to which the packet conforms. The method further includes looking up a flow-entry database containing flow-entries for previously encountered conversational flows. The lookup uses the selected packet portions and determining if the packet is of an existing flow. If the packet is of an existing flow, the method classifies the packet as belonging to the found existing flow, and if the packet is of a new flow, the method stores a new flow-entry for the new flow in the flow-entry database, including identifying information for future packets to be identified with the new flow-entry. For the packet of an existing flow, the method updates the flow-entry of the existing flow. Such updating may include storing one or more statistical measures. Any stage of a flow, state is maintained, and the method performs any state processing for an identified state to further the process of identifying the flow. The method thus examines each and every packet passing through the connection point in real time until the application program associated with the conversational flow is determined.

摘要翻译： 用于检查通过计算机网络上的连接点的分组的监视器和方法。 每个数据包符合一个或多个协议。 该方法包括从分组获取设备接收分组，并对分组执行一个或多个分析/提取操作，以创建包含分组的所选部分的功能的解析器记录。 解析/提取操作取决于数据包符合的一个或多个协议。 该方法还包括查找包含先前遇到的会话流的流入口的流入口数据库。 查找使用所选择的分组部分并确定分组是否是现有流。 如果分组是现有流，则该方法将分组归类为发现的现有流，并且如果分组是新流，则该方法在流入口数据库中存储用于新流的新流入口 ，包括识别要用新流入条目识别的未来数据包的信息。 对于现有流的数据包，该方法更新现有流的流入口。 这种更新可以包括存储一个或多个统计度量。 任何阶段的流程都保持状态，并且该方法对所识别的状态执行任何状态处理以进一步识别流程的过程。 因此，该方法实时检查通过连接点的每个分组，直到确定与会话流相关联的应用程序。

公开(公告)号：US06651099B1

公开(公告)日：2003-11-18

申请号：US09608237

申请日：2000-06-30

申请人： Russell S. Dietz ,  Joseph R. Maixner ,  Andrew A. Koppenhaver ,  William H. Bares ,  Haig A. Sarkissian ,  James F. Torgerson

发明人： Russell S. Dietz ,  Joseph R. Maixner ,  Andrew A. Koppenhaver ,  William H. Bares ,  Haig A. Sarkissian ,  James F. Torgerson

IPC分类号： G06F1300

CPC分类号： H04L41/50 ,  G06F17/30985 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L41/142 ,  H04L41/5009 ,  H04L43/026 ,  H04L43/06 ,  H04L43/0817 ,  H04L43/0847 ,  H04L43/0852 ,  H04L43/087 ,  H04L43/106 ,  H04L43/12 ,  H04L43/18 ,  H04L45/745 ,  H04L45/7453 ,  H04L47/2441 ,  H04L49/101 ,  H04L49/20 ,  H04L49/205 ,  H04L49/25 ,  H04L49/30 ,  H04L49/3009 ,  H04L49/35 ,  H04L69/16 ,  H04L69/161 ,  H04L69/18 ,  H04L69/22 ,  Y02D50/30

摘要： A monitor for and a method of examining packets passing through a connection point on a computer network. Each packets conforms to one or more protocols. The method includes receiving a packet from a packet acquisition device and performing one or more parsing/extraction operations on the packet to create a parser record comprising a function of selected portions of the packet. The parsing/extraction operations depend on one or more of the protocols to which the packet conforms. The method further includes looking up a flow-entry database containing flow-entries for previously encountered conversational flows. The lookup uses the selected packet portions and determining if the packet is of an existing flow. If the packet is of an existing flow, the method classifies the packet as belonging to the found existing flow, and if the packet is of a new flow, the method stores a new flow-entry for the new flow in the flow-entry database, including identifying information for future packets to be identified with the new flow-entry. For the packet of an existing flow, the method updates the flow-entry of the existing flow. Such updating may include storing one or more statistical measures. Any stage of a flow, state is maintained, and the method performs any state processing for an identified state to further the process of identifying the flow. The method thus examines each and every packet passing through the connection point in real time until the application program associated with the conversational flow is determined.

摘要翻译： 用于检查通过计算机网络上的连接点的分组的监视器和方法。 每个数据包符合一个或多个协议。 该方法包括从分组获取设备接收分组，并对分组执行一个或多个分析/提取操作，以创建包含分组的所选部分的功能的解析器记录。 解析/提取操作取决于数据包符合的一个或多个协议。 该方法还包括查找包含先前遇到的会话流的流入口的流入口数据库。 查找使用所选择的分组部分并确定分组是否是现有流。 如果分组是现有流，则该方法将分组归类为发现的现有流，并且如果分组是新流，则该方法在流入口数据库中存储用于新流的新流入口 ，包括识别要用新流入条目识别的未来数据包的信息。 对于现有流的数据包，该方法更新现有流的流入口。 这种更新可以包括存储一个或多个统计度量。 任何阶段的流程都保持状态，并且该方法对所识别的状态执行任何状态处理以进一步识别流程的过程。 因此，该方法实时检查通过连接点的每个分组，直到确定与会话流相关联的应用程序。

公开(公告)号：US5809543A

公开(公告)日：1998-09-15

申请号：US745111

申请日：1996-11-07

申请人： Larry L. Byers ,  James F. Torgerson ,  Ferris T. Price, deceased

发明人： Larry L. Byers ,  James F. Torgerson ,  Ferris T. Price, deceased

IPC分类号： G06F12/08 ,  G06F11/20 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/1666 ,  G06F11/20 ,  G06F11/2015 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F12/0866

摘要： An outboard file cache extended processing complex for use with a host data processing system for providing closely coupled file caching capability is described. Data movers at the host provide the hardware interface to the outboard file cache, provide the formatting of file data and commands, and control the reading and writing of data from the extended processing complex. Host interface adapters receive file access commands sent from the data movers and provide cache access control. Directly coupled fiber optic links couple each of the data movers to the associated one of the host interface adapters and from the nonvolatile memory. A nonvolatile memory to store redundant copies of the cached file data is described. A system interface including bidirectional bus structures and index processors that control the routing of data signals, provides control of storage and retrieval of file cache data derived from host interface adapters and from the nonvolatile memory. Multiple power domains are described together with independent clock distribution within each power domain. The independent clock distribution sources are synchronized with each other. A system for fault tolerant redundant storage of file cache data redundantly in at least two portions of the nonvolatile file cache storage is described.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于提供紧密耦合的文件缓存能力的主机数据处理系统的外部文件缓存扩展处理复合体。 主机上的数据移动器为外部文件缓存提供硬件接口，提供文件数据和命令的格式化，并控制从扩展处理复合体读取和写入数据。 主机接口适配器接收从数据移动器发送的文件访问命令，并提供缓存访问控制。 直接耦合的光纤链路将每个数据移动器耦合到相关的一个主机接口适配器和非易失性存储器。 描述用于存储缓存的文件数据的冗余副本的非易失性存储器。 包括控制数据信号路由的双向总线结构和索引处理器的系统接口提供对从主机接口适配器和非易失性存储器导出的文件缓存数据的存储和检索的控制。 多个功率域在每个功率域内与独立时钟分配一起进行描述。 独立的时钟分配源彼此同步。 描述了在非易失性文件高速缓存存储器的至少两个部分中冗余地冗余存储文件高速缓存数据的系统。

公开(公告)号：US5459731A

公开(公告)日：1995-10-17

申请号：US83591

申请日：1993-06-24

申请人： David C. Brief ,  James F. Torgerson ,  James R. Hamstra

发明人： David C. Brief ,  James F. Torgerson ,  James R. Hamstra

IPC分类号： G06F11/34 ,  H04L1/20 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04L12/433 ,  G06F11/00

CPC分类号： H04L1/20 ,  H04L43/0847 ,  H04L43/16 ,  H04L12/433 ,  H04L43/106

摘要： In a communication network, an efficient link error monitor is provided that completely relieves the microprocessor of computing the link error rate and comparing it with link error rate thresholds. The link error rate computation and the comparison are performed by the physical layer of a communication station. The physical layer generates an interrupt to the microprocessor only if a threshold is crossed and a microprocessor action may be required. The physical layer includes a number of registers that can be conveniently written by the microprocessor to designate the thresholds and monitor the link errors. The link error rate is estimated using a simple estimator that provides a realistic link error rate estimate even at early stages of operation when few link errors have been detected and when, therefore, little statistical information on the link error rate exists.

摘要翻译： 在通信网络中，提供了一种有效的链路错误监视器，可完全缓解微处理器计算链路错误率并将其与链路错误率阈值进行比较。 链路错误率计算和比较由通信站的物理层进行。 物理层仅在超过阈值并可能需要微处理器动作时才向微处理器产生中断。 物理层包括多个寄存器，可由微处理器方便地写入以指定阈值并监视链路错误。 链路错误率是使用简单的估计器来估计的，即使在检测到很少的链路错误的时候，甚至在早期的操作阶段也提供了现实的链路误码率估计，因此存在关于链路错误率的很少的统计信息。