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Configurable interface card

US10817443B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Filing dateJan 31, 2019
Grant dateOct 27, 2020
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Expiry dateJan 31, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02D10/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus supporting a plurality of operational modes includes a physical interface having a plurality of lanes, an endpoint device having a plurality of interfaces, a plurality of multiplexers disposed between the physical interface and the endpoint device, and a controller configured to route a first portion of the lanes to a first portion of the interfaces through the multiplexers in response to a selected mode of the plurality of operational modes.

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