Multi-node architecture with daisy chain communication link configurable to operate in unidirectional and bidirectional modes
US7873773B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 26, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/201
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A circuit arrangement, method and apparatus utilize communication links that are selectively configurable to operate in both unidirectional and bidirectional modes to communicate data between multiple nodes that are interconnected to one another in a daisy chain configuration. As a result, in many instances communications may be maintained with nodes located both before and after a discontinuity in a daisy chain configuration.
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