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Point to point or ring connectable bus bridge and an interface with method for enhancing link performance in a point to point connectable bus bridge system using the fiber channel

US6260092A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 24, 1998
Grant dateJul 10, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 24, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/4273
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A point-to-point or ring connectable bus bridge replicates a PCI bus serially over a point-to-point or ring connected network and the Fiber Channel interface enhanced by a method for improving link performance provides the serial connection. Participants can appear as resources or masters on the PCI bus and connections can be made to existing bus controllers and existing bus peripherals without redesign.

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