ZA888032B - Multi-cache data storage system - Google Patents

Multi-cache data storage system

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Publication number
ZA888032B
ZA888032B ZA888032A ZA888032A ZA888032B ZA 888032 B ZA888032 B ZA 888032B ZA 888032 A ZA888032 A ZA 888032A ZA 888032 A ZA888032 A ZA 888032A ZA 888032 B ZA888032 B ZA 888032B
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South Africa
Prior art keywords
data storage
storage system
cache data
cache
storage
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ZA888032A
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English (en)
Inventor
David Paul Crane
Paul Crane David
Terence Michael Cole
Michael Cole Terence
Geoffrey Poskitt
Poskitt Geoffrey
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Int Computers Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F12/00—Accessing, addressing or allocating within memory systems or architectures
    • G06F12/02—Addressing or allocation; Relocation
    • G06F12/08—Addressing or allocation; Relocation in hierarchically structured memory systems, e.g. virtual memory systems
    • G06F12/10—Address translation
    • G06F12/1027—Address translation using associative or pseudo-associative address translation means, e.g. translation look-aside buffer [TLB]
    • G06F12/1045—Address translation using associative or pseudo-associative address translation means, e.g. translation look-aside buffer [TLB] associated with a data cache
    • G06F12/1063—Address translation using associative or pseudo-associative address translation means, e.g. translation look-aside buffer [TLB] associated with a data cache the data cache being concurrently virtually addressed
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F12/00—Accessing, addressing or allocating within memory systems or architectures
    • G06F12/02—Addressing or allocation; Relocation
    • G06F12/08—Addressing or allocation; Relocation in hierarchically structured memory systems, e.g. virtual memory systems
    • G06F12/0802—Addressing of a memory level in which the access to the desired data or data block requires associative addressing means, e.g. caches
    • G06F12/0806—Multiuser, multiprocessor or multiprocessing cache systems
    • G06F12/0815—Cache consistency protocols
    • G06F12/0831—Cache consistency protocols using a bus scheme, e.g. with bus monitoring or watching means

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Memory System Of A Hierarchy Structure (AREA)
ZA888032A 1987-12-05 1988-10-26 Multi-cache data storage system ZA888032B (en)

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US (1) US5008813A (de)
EP (1) EP0320099B1 (de)
AU (1) AU609228B2 (de)
DE (1) DE3886182T2 (de)
GB (1) GB8728494D0 (de)
ZA (1) ZA888032B (de)

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US5008813A (en) 1991-04-16
DE3886182D1 (de) 1994-01-20
GB8728494D0 (en) 1988-01-13
AU609228B2 (en) 1991-04-26
EP0320099A2 (de) 1989-06-14
DE3886182T2 (de) 1994-05-05
EP0320099B1 (de) 1993-12-08
AU2654188A (en) 1989-06-08

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