Integrated circuit with additional ports
US6590907B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/45
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An integrated circuit which has a packet router to which a plurality of functional modules are connected by respective ports is described. One of the ports acts as a socket port for an expansion socket. The expansion socket provides a plurality of additional expansion ports to which additional functional modules can optionally be connected. All the ports connected to the packet router, including the expansion socket port, preferably lie in a common address space for the integrated circuit.
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