Protocol for using a PCI interface for connecting networks
US6178462A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/385
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for coupling a local area network to a wide area network utilizes a PCI (Peripheral Component Interface) bus to couple a PCI interface to a PCI network interface card, which is coupled to the wide area network. The wide area network could be an asynchronous transfer mode network or a high bandwidth ethernet. If the PCI network interface card operates as a PCI master, then the PCI interface will operate as a PCI slave. If the PCI network interface card operates as a PCI slave, then the PCI interface of the invention will operate as a PCI master.
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