Network systems and methods for CXL standard
US11388268B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L1/0041
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A first processing unit for a computer server apparatus includes a first circuit configured to process a first type of data to be transmitted and received over a communication channel in accordance with a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) protocol, a second circuit configured to process a second type of data to be transmitted and received over the communication channel in accordance with a compute express link (CXL) protocol, and an optical communication interface configured to modulate the first type of data and the second type of data into a first signal in a PAM format to be transmitted over the communication channel to a second processing unit and receive, from the second processing unit over the communication channel, a second signal including either one of the first type of data and the second type of data modulated in the PAM format.
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