Pass-through information transfers inserted after a continued primitive in serial communications between a device and a host
US7404013B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 17, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0674
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device communicatively coupled to a host in a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) format. The device includes a processor to control operations in the device and a serial interface to control serial communication with the host in accordance with the SATA format. The serial interface, after the transmission of a continued primitive, inserts pass-through information to the host within or outside of a frame information structure (FIS). If the host is not pass-through enabled, the host ignores the pass-through information. However, if the host is pass-through enabled, the host recognizes the pass-through information.
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