Processor Cores Using Content Object Identifiers for Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing parallel computing systems face challenges in efficiently distributing complex computations among multiple processing nodes due to increased complexity in breaking down computations, communication, and synchronization between nodes.
Innovation Solution
The system configures a network of computational nodes to route data using content objects, allowing for efficient distribution of computations by eliminating the need to reassemble higher-level data structures and using lower-level data units like packets, which can be executed in parallel.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If data is transmitted as complete higher-level data structures between processing cores, then data integrity and correctness are ensured, but transmission time and latency increase due to waiting for complete structures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments higher-level data structures into smaller packets for transmission. Instead of waiting for complete data structures to be assembled and transmitted, the system breaks them into smaller manageable packets that can be transmitted independently and reassembled at the destination, thereby reducing latency while maintaining data integrity through proper packetization and reassembly protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary packetization of data structures before transmission begins. By pre-processing data into packets and preparing transmission buffers in advance, the system enables earlier start of data transmission and allows processing to begin on available packets without waiting for complete data structures, thus reducing overall latency.
2Productivity
If parallel computing is implemented to improve computational performance, then processing speed increases, but system complexity increases due to communication and synchronization requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a unified packet-based communication interface that serves multiple functions: data transmission, synchronization coordination, and result aggregation. This universal packet structure eliminates the need for separate communication protocols and synchronization mechanisms, thereby enabling parallel computing performance improvements while controlling system complexity through interface standardization.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces packets as an intermediary layer between processing cores. These packets serve as standardized mediators that carry both data and control information, simplifying inter-core communication and synchronization by providing a uniform interface that abstracts the complexity of parallel coordination from individual processing elements.
3Productivity
If data is transmitted as smaller packets instead of complete data structures, then transmission efficiency and parallel processing capability improve, but data reassembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic packet reassembly where the destination core adapts its reassembly process based on incoming packet characteristics and current processing state. Rather than using fixed rigid reassembly protocols, the system dynamically adjusts reassembly operations to match the specific data structure being reconstructed and the available processing resources, thereby reducing reassembly complexity while maintaining high transmission efficiency.
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AI summary
Processor cores using content object identifiers for routing and computation are disclosed. One method includes executing a complex computation using a set of processing cores. The method includes routing a set of content objects using a set of content object identifiers and executing a set of instructions. The set of instructions are defined using a set of operand identifiers. The operand identifiers represent content object identifiers in the set of content object identifiers. The content objects can be routed according to a named data networking (NDN) or content-centric networking (CCN) paradigm with the content object identifiers mentioned above serving as the names for the computation data being routed by the network.