Apparatus for interconnecting a plurality of process nodes...

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2005-05-20

2008-12-02

Rinehart, Mark (Department: 2111)

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Intrasystem connection

Bus interface architecture

C710S031000, C710S316000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07461194

ABSTRACT:
Before the link of each port of a switch provide with a plurality of ports for interconnecting a plurality of process nodes by a serial bus is established, it is checked whether each process node is mounted. Then, of the plurality of ports, a port to which one of mounted process nodes is connected is assigned as an upstream port and the other ports are assigned as downstream ports.

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