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Multi-directional fault detection system

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OSTI ID:1176409
An apparatus, program product and method checks for nodal faults in a group of nodes comprising a center node and all adjacent nodes. The center node concurrently communicates with the immediately adjacent nodes in three dimensions. The communications are analyzed to determine a presence of a faulty node or connection.
Research Organization:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
Patent Number(s):
7,747,895
Application Number:
12/165,732
OSTI ID:
1176409
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

Optimization of MPI collective communication on BlueGene/L systems conference January 2005
Fault-tolerant broadcasting in wormhole-routed torus networks conference January 2002

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