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Method, apparatus, and system for port multiplier enhancement

US7979589B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Silicon Image, Inc. · US

Inventors

Kyutaeg Oh · Sunnyvale, US
Eunjoo Hwang · San Jose, US
Richard Wilcox · West Orange, US
Conrad A. Maxwell · Irvine, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 14, 2008
Grant date	Jul 12, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 1, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F3/0689
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method, apparatus and system are provided for enhancing port multipliers. In one embodiment, a port multiplier is configured to couple a network host with port multipliers. The port multiplier includes a top port multiplier to establish and maintain communication with each of the port multipliers to communicate with the network host, and the port multipliers having intermediate port multipliers and/or bottom port multipliers. Further, network devices are in communication with the port multipliers, the port multiplier, and the network host.

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