High speed serial communications link for desktop computer peripherals
US5991831A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/423
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The system described provides a reconfigurable serial interconnection among a processor, whether in a workstation or a server, and user class I/O devices, such as video display terminals, storage devices, and other peripherals. Sustainable I/O throughput of 1 Gbps or more supports the needs of display and video input devices. In addition the system allows hot plug-and-play of user class I/O devices.
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