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Unified Memory Space Protocol Specification
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Network Working Group A. Bogdanov
Request for Comments: 3018 NKO "ORS"
Category: Experimental December 2000
Unified Memory Space Protocol Specification
Status of this Memo
This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet
community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested.
Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2000). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
This document specifies Unified Memory Space Protocol (UMSP), which
gives a capability of immediate access to memory of the remote nodes.
Conventions used in this document
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
document are to be interpreted as described in RFC-2119 [2].
The following syntax specification uses the augmented Backus-Naur
Form (ABNF) as described in RFC-2234 [3].
Table of Contents
1. Introduction...................................................4
2. The UMSP Model.................................................5
2.1 128-bit Address Space.......................................5
2.2 Computing Model.............................................7
2.3 System Architecture.........................................9
3. Instruction Format............................................11
3.1 Instruction Header.........................................12
3.2 Extension Headers..........................................15
3.3 Instruction Operands.......................................17
3.4 Address Formats............................................17
4. Response of the Instructions..................................19
4.1 RSP, RSP_P.................................................20
4.2 SND_CANCEL.................................................20
5. Jobs Management...............................................21
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