Providing intelligent components access to an external interface
US9606795B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 5, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/66
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Accessing shared resources by intelligent components is disclosed. In various embodiments, a system is configured to select a host for a bus and includes a bus configured to have a host, a shelf controller configured to host the bus and access an external interface via the bus, a plurality of line cards configured to host the bus and access an external interface via the bus, and a host selection device configured to select the shelf controller or one of the line cards as the host of the bus.
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