Remote memory management when switching optically-connected memory

US9104587B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9104587-B2
Application numberUS-201313760937-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 6, 2013
Priority dateApr 13, 2012
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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A remote memory superpage is retained in a remote memory of the memory blade when reading the remote memory super page of the remote memory into a local memory.

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What is claimed is: 1. In an optically-connected memory (OCM) system, a method for remote memory management, comprising: a plurality of processors arranged in processor blades and memory in memory blades, with each of the processor blades and the memory blades organized in racks communicatively coupled through an optical-switching fabric, the processor blades and the memory blades remotely separated, allocating memory from one of the memory blades upon receiving a memory request…

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What does patent US9104587B2 cover?
A remote memory superpage is retained in a remote memory of the memory blade when reading the remote memory super page of the remote memory into a local memory.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
IBM
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F12/10. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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