Routing mechanism in PCI multi-host topologies using destination ID field
US7430630B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/618
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method and system for address routing in a distributed computing system, such as a distributed computing system that uses PCI Express protocol to communicate over an I/O fabric. A destination identifier is provided to identify a physical or virtual host or end point. When a physical or virtual host or end point receives a PCI data packet it compares a list of source identifiers with destination identifiers to determine if a source identifier included in the transaction packet is associated with a destination identifier included in the transaction packet to determine if the transaction packet has a valid association. If the transaction packet has a valid association, it is routed to the target device. The present invention enables each host that attaches to PCI bridges or switches and shares a set of common PCI devices to have its own PCI 64-bit address space and enables the routing of PCI transaction packets between multiple hosts and adapters, through a PCI switched-fabric bus using a destination identifier.
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