PCI express fabric routing for a fully-connected mesh topology
US10013377B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/35
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A PCIe Fabric that includes an IO tier switch, hub tier switches, and a target device connected to one of the hub tier switches. The IO tier switch is configured to receive a TLP from a client, make a determination that an address in the TLP is not associated with any multicast address range in the first IO tier switch and is not associated with any downstream port in the first IO tier switch, and, based on the determinations, route the TLP to the first hub tier switch via a upstream port on the IO tier switch. The hub tier switch is configured to make a determination that the TLP is associated with a multicast group, and, based on the determination, generate a rewritten TLP and route the rewritten TLP to a target device via a downstream port on the hub tier switch.
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