Selection of communication protocol for management bus
US12360938B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 25, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/4068
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus may include a controller for a system management bus. The controller may be to: detect a trigger event associated with the system management bus; in response to a detection of the trigger event, transmit a broadcast address on the system management bus, where the broadcast address is not used in a first communication protocol; and in response to a determination that the transmitted broadcast address was acknowledged, use a second communication protocol for transmissions on the system management bus. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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