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Method, apparatus and system for integrating devices in a root complex

US9747245B2 · kind B2 · utility

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26Claims

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Jayakrishna Guddeti · Bengaluru, IN
Luke Chang · Beaverton, US
Junaid Thaliyil · Bengaluru, IN
Chandra P. Joshi · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 17, 2014
Grant date	Aug 29, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 26, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F13/4027
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an embodiment, an apparatus comprises: a semiconductor die including but not limited to: at least one core to execute instructions; an agent to perform at least one function; a root complex including a first root port to interface to a first device to be coupled to the apparatus via a first interconnect and a second root port to interface to the agent via a bridge logic; and the bridge logic to interface the second root port to the agent, convert a first transaction from the first root port having a first format to a second format and communicate the first transaction having the second format to the agent. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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