COHERENT FABRIC INTERCONNECT FOR USE IN MULTIPLE TOPOLOGIES

An apparatus having a fabric interconnect that supports multiple topologies and method for using the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises mode memory to store information indicative of one of the plurality of modes; and a first fabric operable in a plurality of modes, where...

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Hauptverfasser: NIELL, Jose S, ROBINSON, Stephen J, CUTTER, Daniel F, PATEL, Mukesh K
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:An apparatus having a fabric interconnect that supports multiple topologies and method for using the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises mode memory to store information indicative of one of the plurality of modes; and a first fabric operable in a plurality of modes, where the fabric comprises logic coupled to the mode memory to control processing of read and write requests to memory received by the first fabric according to the mode identified by the information indicative.