Switch network extension of bus architecture
US5617547A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q11/0066
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic switching and data transmission system for interconnecting a plurality of buses. A switching network interconnects several multi-drop buses using adapters to connect the buses to the switching network. The adapters implements hardware functions to appear to software as if all devices on the several buses were attached to a single large bus. The system permits higher speed transfer modes by eliminating multi-drop bus limitations.
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