Hybrid multifunction component system with component interface encapsulation including OS packet translator for communication over unified data bus architecture
View Patent ↗This invention describes an apparatus, architecture, method, operating system, data network, and application program products for a hybrid digital system with multiple heterogeneous components. This invention is applied to a multiple generic microprocessor architecture s with a set (e.g., one or more cores) of controlling components and a set of groups of sub-processing components. Under this arrangement, different technology cores and functional components, such as memory, are organized in a way that different technologies can collaborate as a system.
1. A hybrid multi-function component system, comprising:
an operating system wrapper wrapping an operating system, wherein the operating system wrapper is configured to provide an interface to control a component, the component wrapping the operating system wrapper;
a unified data bus architecture having a data bus routing island, the unified data bus architecture being coupled to a data bus packet translator, wherein the data bus routing island is configured to separate and control data;
an operating system packet translator coupled to the data bus packet translator and the operating system wrapper; and a component interface encapsulation encapsulating the component, the operating system wrapper and the operating system packet translator, wherein the component interface encapsulation is configured to provide a hardware interconnect among the component, the operating system wrapper and the operating system packet translator.
2. The hybrid multi-function component system of claim 1 , the component interface encapsulation being configured to cause core components function similar to external entities.
3. The hybrid multi-function component system of claim 1 , the component interface encapsulation being configured to provide standard-based hardware interconnects and power grid.
4. The hybrid multi-function component system of claim 1 , the operating system wrapper being configured to provide standard-based software interfaces.
5. The hybrid multi-function component system of claim 1 , the operating system wrapper being configured to provide program loading, program control, load balancing, and component operating system status.
6. The hybrid multi-function component system of claim 1 , the unified data bus architecture being configured to provide deployment for component input/outputs.
7. The hybrid multi-function component system of claim 1 , the unified data bus architecture comprising multiple buses for increased bandwidth.
8. The hybrid multi-function component system of claim 1 , the data bus packet translator being configured to translate all input/output data communicated within the hybrid multi-function component system.
9. The hybrid multi-function component system of claim 1 , the unified data bus routing island having non-sequential and sequential burst modes.
10. The hybrid multi-function component system of claim 1 , the unified data bus routing island being configured to:
cause component identification and registration;
provide multiple input/output data bus connections; and
provide traffic control within the hybrid multi-function component system.
11. A method for forming a hybrid multi-function component system, comprising:
wrapping an operating system with an operating system wrapper wrapping, wherein the operating system wrapper is configured to provide an interface to control a component;
providing a unified data bus architecture having a data bus routing island, wherein the data bus routing island is configured to separate and control data;
coupling the unified data bus architecture to a data bus packet translator;
coupling an operating system packet translator to the data bus packet translator and the operating system wrapper; and
encapsulating the operating system wrapper and the operating system packet translator with a component interface encapsulation to provide a hardware interconnect among the component, the operating system wrapper and the operating system packet translator, thereby forming the hybrid multi-function component system.
12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising cause core components function similar to external entities with the component interface encapsulation.
13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising providing standard-based hardware interconnects and power grid with the component interface encapsulation.
14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
providing standard-based software interfaces with the operating system wrapper; and
providing program loading, program control, load balancing, and component operating system status with the operating system wrapper.
15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising providing deployment for component input/outputs with the unified data bus architecture.
16. The method of claim 11 , the unified data bus architecture comprising multiple buses for increased bandwidth.
17. The method of claim 11 , further comprising translating all input/output data communicated within the hybrid multi-function component system with the data bus packet translator.
18. The method of claim 11 , the unified data bus routing island having non-sequential and sequential burst modes.
19. The method of claim 11 , the unified data bus routing island:
causing component identification and registration;
providing multiple input/output data bus connections; and
providing traffic control within the hybrid multi-function component system.
20. A method for deploying a hybrid multi-function component system, comprising:
providing a computer infrastructure being operable to:
wrap an operating system with an operating system wrapper wrapping, wherein the operating system wrapper is configured to provide an interface to control a component;
provide a unified data bus architecture having a data bus routing island, wherein the data bus routing island is configured to separate and control data;
couple the unified data bus architecture to a data bus packet translator;
couple an operating system packet translator to the data bus packet translator and the operating system wrapper; and
encapsulate the operating system wrapper and the operating system packet translator with a component interface encapsulation to provide a hardware interconnect among the component, the operating system wrapper and the operating system packet translator, thereby forming the hybrid multi-function component system.