US Patent 7336657 Inter-nodal data transfer system and data transfer apparatus

A plurality of inter-nodal control means are provided at a connection part between an inter-nodal crossbar switch for an inter-nodal data transfer and each node so as to process one inter-nodal transfer command, and an inter-nodal transfer capacity can be variably set in accordance with a capacity within a node. In this case, in the data transfer apparatus, at a connection part between an inter-nodal crossbar switch 11 for the inter-nodal data transfer and each node 12, 13, a plurality of inter-nodal control devices (RCUs) 123, 124; 133, 134 for processing one inter-nodal transfer command are provided.