Spoke and Ring Interconnect Topology for High-Speed Data Routing

The system divides the interconnect into separate unidirectional busses for different directions (e.g., north-south and east-west), allowing independent operation of each segment. This segmentation enables high-speed serial communication while reducing turn-around penalties by eliminating the need to reverse direction on a single bus, thereby improving both speed and reliability.

The patent introduces a two-dimensional mesh topology combining multiple unidirectional busses in different directions. Instead of a single one-dimensional bus that requires directional turn-around, the system creates multiple parallel paths in different dimensions, allowing data to travel in preferred directions without penalty and improving overall reliability.

The patent merges multiple point-to-point unidirectional connections into a shared mesh topology where busses are common to multiple devices. This combining approach maintains the efficiency benefits of unidirectional communication while reducing the total number of separate electrical interfaces required, thereby lowering power and area expenses.

Each unidirectional bus in the mesh topology serves multiple functions by being shared among different devices and directions. For example, a north-south bus serves both northbound and southbound traffic through coordinated control, making the infrastructure more universally useful and reducing overall resource consumption.

The system pre-configures multiple redundant paths during initialization, mapping each device to multiple possible routes through the mesh topology. When a fault occurs, these pre-established alternative paths are immediately available for fault tolerance without requiring complex real-time routing decisions, thus maintaining reliability while limiting complexity increase.

The patent implements monitoring mechanisms that detect faults in unidirectional busses and provide feedback to the system. This feedback enables automatic rerouting through alternative paths, improving reliability while keeping the feedback loop simple and manageable through the structured mesh topology.