Hot plug ad hoc computer resource allocation
US8838865B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W28/021
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An adapter card adapting the ad hoc resource add/removal inherent to a host PCI or PCI Express-based system to a wireless link and wireless endpoint. The adaptation allows mobile PCI Express resources to ingress and be allocated system resources within a host's PCI system and then egress and have the allocated resources freed up for re-use/reassignment, emulating the hot plug insertion and removal of an adapter card.The invention leverages the i-PCI protocol as defined by U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/148,712, filed Apr. 21, 2008, the teachings which are incorporated by reference.
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