Protocol neutral fabric
US9665522B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 12, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 4, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/4221
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An embodiment integrates non-PCI compliant devices with PCI compliant operating systems. A fabric system mimics the behavior of PCI. When non-PCI compliant devices do not know how to respond to PCI enumeration, embodiments provide a PCI enumeration reply and thus emulate a reply that would typically come from a PCI compliant device during emulation. Embodiments allow system designers to incorporate non-standard fabric structures with the benefit of still using robust and mature PCI infrastructure found in modern PCI compliant operating systems. More generally, embodiments allow an operating system compliant with a first standard (but not a second standard) to discover and communicate with a device that is non-compliant with the first standard (but possibly is compliant with the second standard). Other embodiments are described herein.
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