Patent ID: 11928523
Assignee: GRAPHCORE LIMITED
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 19:
20. The method of claim 18, further comprising:
receiving a first sync request from the first set of processors indicating that the first set of processors has reached the first barrier synchronisation;
in response to the first sync request, providing a sync acknowledgment to the first set of processors to cause the first set of processors to enter the first exchange phase, wherein the first sync messages include the first sync request;
receiving a second sync request from the second set of processors indicating that the second set of processors has reached the second barrier synchronisation; and
in response to the second sync request, providing a sync acknowledgment to the second set of processors to cause the second set of processors to enter the second exchange phase, wherein the second sync messages include the second sync request.