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Steven Mark Thurber

Steven Mark Thurber

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
49
Citations
5744
World Ranking
5985
National Ranking
2692

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Operating system
  • Computer network
  • Computer hardware

Steven Mark Thurber spends much of his time researching Adapter, Operating system, Computer hardware, Data processing system and Computer network. His research integrates issues of Address space, Data structure and Logical partition in his study of Adapter. His work in the fields of Operating system, such as Root complex and PCI configuration space, overlaps with other areas such as Virtual function and I/O virtualization.

In general Computer hardware, his work in Program code, Memory-mapped I/O and Control logic is often linked to Memory address linking many areas of study. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Real-time computing, Peer-to-peer and Northbridge. His Computer network research incorporates elements of Address bus, Distributed computing and Direct memory access.

His most cited work include:

  • Error recovery by isolation of peripheral components in a data processing system (150 citations)
  • Multi-root I/O virtualization using separate management facilities of multiple logical partitions (122 citations)
  • Autonomic recovery from hardware errors in an input/output fabric (101 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary scientific interests are in Computer hardware, Computer network, Adapter, Operating system and Data processing system. As a part of the same scientific study, he usually deals with the Computer hardware, concentrating on Northbridge and frequently concerns with Byte. His Computer network research focuses on Embedded system and how it relates to Interrupt and PCI Express.

Steven Mark Thurber interconnects Address space, Logical partition, Real-time computing and Partition in the investigation of issues within Adapter. His work on Computer program as part of general Operating system study is frequently connected to Virtual function and I/O virtualization, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them. His studies in Host integrate themes in fields like Distributed computing and Protocol.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Computer hardware (46.23%)
  • Computer network (33.67%)
  • Adapter (29.65%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2007-2012)?

  • Computer hardware (46.23%)
  • Computer network (33.67%)
  • Adapter (29.65%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Computer hardware, Computer network, Adapter, Data processing system and Identifier. His Computer hardware research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Input/output and Virtual address space. In his study, Data mapping and Virtual circuit is strongly linked to PCI Express, which falls under the umbrella field of Computer network.

His Adapter research entails a greater understanding of Operating system. Many of his research projects under Operating system are closely connected to Virtual function, I/O virtualization and Hypervisor with Virtual function, I/O virtualization and Hypervisor, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. Steven Mark Thurber has included themes like Address space, Distributed computing and Data structure in his Data processing system study.

Between 2007 and 2012, his most popular works were:

  • Multi-root I/O virtualization using separate management facilities of multiple logical partitions (122 citations)
  • PCI Function South-Side Data Management (92 citations)
  • Native and Non-Native I/O Virtualization in a Single Adapter (80 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Operating system
  • Computer network
  • Computer hardware

Steven Mark Thurber focuses on Adapter, Embedded system, Computer network, Operating system and PCI Express. His Northbridge research extends to the thematically linked field of Embedded system. Computer network is a component of his Host and Node studies.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Data processing system, Virtual circuit and Data mapping in addition to PCI Express. While working on this project, Steven Mark Thurber studies both Memory address and Computer hardware. His Computer hardware study combines topics in areas such as Computer program and Path.

Best Publications

  • Error recovery by isolation of peripheral components in a data processing system

    Patrick Allen Buckland;Danny Marvin Neal;Steven Mark Thurber

  • Apparatus and Method for Communicating with a Memory Registration Enabled Adapter Using Cached Address Translations

    Daniel F. Moertl;Renato J. Recio;Claudia A. Salzberg;Steven M. Thurber

  • Automatic recovery from hardware error in i/o fabric

    David Alan Bailey;Trung Ngoc Nguyen;Gregory Michael Nordstrom;Kanisha Patel

  • Multi-root I/O virtualization using separate management facilities of multiple logical partitions

    Aaron C. Brown;Douglas M. Freimuth;Renato J. Recio;Steven M. Thurber

  • Management of an IOV adapter through a virtual intermediary in an IOV management partition

    Aaron C. Brown;Douglas M. Freimuth;Renato J. Recio;Steven M. Thurber

  • Method and system for supporting peripheral component interconnect (PCI) peer-to-peer access across multiple PCI host bridges within a data-processing system

    Danny Marvin Neal;Steven Mark Thurber

  • Method, computer program and device for performing operation to external i/o device locally connected to system image in data processing system (apparatus and method for communicating with input/output adapter using cached address translation)

    Daniel Frank Mohrtul;J Recio Renato;Claudia Andrea Salzberg;Steven Mark Thurber

  • Method, computer program and data processing system for managing input-output(i/o) virtualization in data processing system

    Aaron Ches Brown;M Freimuth Douglas;J Recio Renato;Steven Mark Thurber

  • System, method, and product in a logically partitioned system for prohibiting I/O adapters from accessing memory assigned to other partitions during DMA

    Richard Louis Arndt;Steven Mark Thurber

  • PCI Function South-Side Data Management

    Aaron C. Brown;Douglas M. Freimuth;Renato J. Recio;Steven M. Thurber

  • Native and Non-Native I/O Virtualization in a Single Adapter

    Aaron C. Brown;Douglas M. Freimuth;Renato J. Recio;Steven M. Thurber

  • DMA windowing in an LPAR environment using device arbitration level to allow multiple IOAs per terminal bridge

    Richard Louis Arndt;Danny Marvin Neal;Steven Mark Thurber

  • DMA access authorization for 64-bit I/O adapters on PCI bus

    Steven Mark Thurber

  • System and method for migrating stateless virtual functions from one virtual plane to another

    Douglas M Freimuth;Renato J. Recio;Claudia A. Salzberg;Steven M. Thurber

  • Method and apparatus for restricting input/output device peer-to-peer operations in a data processing system to improve reliability, availability, and serviceability

    Maneesh Sharma;Steven Mark Thurber

  • Method for migrating virtual function from first to second physical function of one or more end points in data processing system, program, and system (system and method for migration of single root stateless virtual function)

    Douglas M Freimuth;J Recio Renato;Claudia Andrea Salzberg;Steven Mark Thurber

  • Method and system for translating peripheral component interconnect (PCI) peer-to-peer access across multiple PCI host bridges within a computer system

    Guy Lynn Guthrie;Danny Marvin Neal;Steven Mark Thurber

  • Method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for migrating virtual adapters from source physical adapters to destination physical adapters

    William Todd Boyd;Douglas Freimuth;William Gavin Holland;Steven Wade Hunter

  • Migration of a virtual endpoint from one virtual plane to another

    Douglas M. Freimuth;Renato J. Recio;Claudia A. Salzberg;Steven M. Thurber

  • System and method for management of an IOV adapter

    Pafumi James A;Freimuth Douglas M;Thurber Steven M;Brown Aaron C

  • Method and apparatus for reliably choosing a master network manager during initialization of a network computing system

    Giles Roger Frazier;Gregory Francis Pfister;Steven Mark Thurber;Dono Van-Mierop

Frequent Co-Authors

Danny Marvin Neal
Danny Marvin Neal IBM (United States)
Douglas M. Freimuth
Douglas M. Freimuth IBM (United States)
Renato J. Recio
Renato J. Recio IBM (United States)
Richard Louis Arndt
Richard Louis Arndt IBM (United States)
Gregory Francis Pfister
Gregory Francis Pfister IBM (United States)
Guy Lynn Guthrie
Guy Lynn Guthrie IBM (United States)
Thomas A. Gregg
Thomas A. Gregg IBM (United States)

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