READ-COHERENT GROUP MEMORY
A data distribution system includes a data distribution module and at least two host-bus adapters coupled to the data distribution module. The data distribution system includes a memory-management system including a plurality of memory regions. The memory-management system is coherent across the plurality of memory regions and an absolute address of each of the plurality of memory regions accessed by a same offset.
1 . A method, comprising operating a data distribution system including
initializing a memory-management system that is coherent across a plurality of memory regions; and
accessing an absolute address of each of the plurality of memory regions by a same offset.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of memory regions include heterogeneous memory regions.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of memory regions define a group memory.
4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising paging including dividing a group memory into a plurality of pages.
5 . A non-transitory computer readable media comprising executable programming instructions for performing the method of claim 1 .
6 . An apparatus, comprising: a data distribution system including a data distribution module and at least two host-bus adapters coupled to the data distribution module, wherein the data distribution system includes a memory-management system including a plurality of memory regions,
wherein the memory-management system is coherent across the plurality of memory regions and
wherein an absolute address of each of the plurality of memory regions accessed by a same offset.
7 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of memory regions include heterogeneous memory regions.
8 . The apparatus of claim 6 , further comprising another data distribution module coupled to the data distribution module.
9 . A network, comprising the apparatus of claim 6 .
10 . An interconnect fabric, comprising the apparatus of claim 6