(58) Field of Search......................... 711/148-151,153, cooperation of a plurality of memory
elements and a plu 711/158, 168, 4, 1, 5, 100-101, 104-105, rality of interface processors …

(57) ABSTRACT 4,703,475 A* 10/1987 Dretzka et al.............. 370/394 4,775,987 A* 10/1988
Miller........................ 375/260 A network processor useful in network Switch apparatus and …

5.101498 3/1992 Ehlig et al.... 395/800 microprocessor, a memory associated with Said
processor 5,103,450 4/1992 Whetsel........ 371/2.2. 1 that is Selectively accessible by Said …

This invention relates to communication network appa ratuS Such as is used to link together
information handling Systems or computers of various types and capabilities and to …

(63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 09/315,026, filed on 5,109,329 A 4, 1992
StreliOff May 20, 1999, and a continuation-in-part of application No. 5,109,512 A 4, 1992 …

3.346. 851 10/1967 Thornton et al. 364/200 A Compuler 885mm Sham memory between
multlple 3.348. 210 10/1967 Ochsner............... 364/200 processors by dividing the memory …

6,026.124 A 2/2000 Lee et all 2002fO15945. 0 A1 10, 2002 Shin et al. W4W ee et al.
2002fO159552 A1 10, 2002 Shin et al. 6,078.337 A 6/2000 Fukui et al.................... 345,535 …

An interface device between first and Second computer buSSes includes a data input
having a first data width, a data output having a second data width different from the first data …

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A network of computing nodes is connected by communication channels into fully-
interconnected units and groups of units. Each unit has one and only one direct connection …