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Multi-directional fault detection system

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OSTI ID:988380
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)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
Patent Number(s):
7,506,197
Application Number:
11/052,661
OSTI ID:
988380
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

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

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