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Hot plug connected I/O bus for computer system

US6070207A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 20, 1998
Grant dateMay 30, 2000
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Expiry dateAug 20, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/4081
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer system includes a host processor coupled to a host bus. The computer system also includes a memory system coupled to the host bus, and an I/O bridge controller coupled to the host bus and including a plurality of ports. An I/O bus bridge is provided that is hot plug connectable to at least one of the bridge controller ports via one or more first buses. There are one or more second buses coupled to the I/O bus bridge.

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