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Title: Eliminating livelock by assigning the same priority state to each message that is inputted into a flushable routing system during N time intervals

Abstract

Livelock-free message routing is provided in a network of interconnected nodes that is flushable in time T. An input message processor generates sequences of at least N time intervals, each of duration T. An input register provides for receiving and holding each input message, where the message is assigned a priority state p during an nth one of the N time intervals. At each of the network nodes a message processor reads the assigned priority state and awards priority to messages with priority state (p-1) during an nth time interval and to messages with priority state p during an (n+1) th time interval. The messages that are awarded priority are output on an output path toward the addressed output message processor. Thus, no message remains in the network for a time longer than T.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Los Alamos, NM
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
869628
Patent Number(s):
5369745
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
eliminating; livelock; assigning; priority; message; inputted; flushable; routing; time; intervals; livelock-free; provided; network; interconnected; nodes; input; processor; generates; sequences; duration; register; provides; receiving; holding; assigned; nth; reads; messages; p-1; interval; awarded; output; path; addressed; remains; processor generates; time interval; time intervals; message routing; /709/370/710/

Citation Formats

Faber, Vance. Eliminating livelock by assigning the same priority state to each message that is inputted into a flushable routing system during N time intervals. United States: N. p., 1994. Web.
Faber, Vance. Eliminating livelock by assigning the same priority state to each message that is inputted into a flushable routing system during N time intervals. United States.
Faber, Vance. Sat . "Eliminating livelock by assigning the same priority state to each message that is inputted into a flushable routing system during N time intervals". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869628.
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author = {Faber, Vance},
abstractNote = {Livelock-free message routing is provided in a network of interconnected nodes that is flushable in time T. An input message processor generates sequences of at least N time intervals, each of duration T. An input register provides for receiving and holding each input message, where the message is assigned a priority state p during an nth one of the N time intervals. At each of the network nodes a message processor reads the assigned priority state and awards priority to messages with priority state (p-1) during an nth time interval and to messages with priority state p during an (n+1) th time interval. The messages that are awarded priority are output on an output path toward the addressed output message processor. Thus, no message remains in the network for a time longer than T.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {1994},
month = {1}
}

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