Communications device and method for configuring a communication port depending on a direction condition of a remote device communicatively coupled to the communications port
US8015341B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/4072
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communications port is implemented for configuration in direction and arrangement. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, a communications link (110), such as a PCI Express type link, is configurable for communicating with devices having different directional and/or polarity configurations. The communications link is configured to match a communications port condition (e.g., a directional and/or polarity condition) of a device (120) coupled to the communications link. In one instance, the communications link is directionally configurable for reassigning input lanes to output lanes and output lanes to input lanes. With this approach, the communications link can be used to communicate with a variety of devices having varied communication characteristics.
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