JP4474648B2 - メモリシステム及びそのホットスワップ方法 - Google Patents
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予備のメモリモジュールとスイッチ回路とを備え、該スイッチ回路は、前記予備のメモリモジュールによって前記複数のメモリモジュールの1つを置換して前記書込み信号線及び読出し信号線のそれぞれに接続する際に、前記置換される1つのメモリモジュールを他のメモリモジュールから切り離し、且つ、前記予備のメモリモジュール及び前記他のメモリモジュールをシリアルに接続することを特徴とする。
前記書込み信号線及び読出し信号線のそれぞれで、前記置換される1つのメモリモジュールを他のメモリモジュールから電気的に切り離し、且つ、前記予備のメモリモジュール及び前記他のメモリモジュールをシリアルに接続するステップを有することを特徴とする。
2、3、11:バス
4〜9、12〜14、19〜21、26〜28:メモリモジュール
15、29:予備メモリモジュール
17:read信号線
18:write信号線
22〜24:バッファ
30〜33:バッファ
34〜36:切替えスイッチ
37〜39:伝送方向制限回路
40、44、45:入力端子
41、42、46:出力端子
43:制御入力端子
48:シリアル伝送用バッファ
49:シリアル/パラレル変換回路
50、51:write信号線
52、53:read信号線
54:FET
55、56:バッファ
Claims (2)
- 複数のメモリモジュールをシリアルに接続してシリアル伝送を行う書込み信号線及び読出し信号線を備えるメモリシステムにおいて、
予備のメモリモジュールとスイッチ回路とを備え、該スイッチ回路は、1つの入力端子及び2つの出力端子を有する切替えスイッチと、2つの入力端子及び1つの出力端子を有し該2つの入力端子の何れかからの信号を前記1つの出力端子に向けて一方向に伝送する伝送方向制限回路とを備え、前記予備のメモリモジュールによって前記複数のメモリモジュールのうちの少なくとも1つを置換して前記書込み信号線及び読出し信号線のそれぞれに接続する際に、前記置換される1つのメモリモジュールを他のメモリモジュールから切り離し、該切り離した順番と同じ順番の位置に前記予備のメモリモジュールを挿入して、前記予備のメモリモジュール及び前記他のメモリモジュールをシリアルに接続するものであり、
前記少なくとも1つのメモリモジュールについて、メモリシステムを停止させることなく、稼働を継続することを特徴とするメモリシステム。 - 前記伝送方向制限回路は、カスケード接続された第1及び第2のバッファと、該第1及び第2のバッファの接続ノードに出力端子が接続される第3のバッファとを備える、請求項1に記載のメモリシステム。
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