Patent ID: 8793302

Claim:
A processor communication system, comprising: a first processor configured to transmit data packets; a second processor configured to receive data packets; a first one-way link, physically configured to carry signals in one direction and to be incapable of carrying signals in the opposite direction, which is coupled to the first and second processors so as to carry data packets from the first processor to the second processor and to be incapable of carrying signals from the second processor to the first processor; a second one-way link, physically configured to carry signals in one direction and to be incapable of carrying signals in the opposite direction, which is coupled to the first and second processors so as to carry commands from the second processor to the first processor and to be incapable of carrying signals from the first processor to the second processor; and a switch on the second one-way link, which has a first state in which the switch allows transmission of commands to the first processor over the second one-way link and a second state in which the switch prevents transmission over the second one-way link, wherein the switch is configured to allow transmission of commands to the first processor in response to a predetermined condition and to prevent transmission over the second one-way link when the predetermined condition is not satisfied.