Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Intrasystem connection – Bus interface architecture
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-22
2006-08-22
Perveen, Rehana (Department: 2112)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Intrasystem connection
Bus interface architecture
C710S311000, C710S312000, C710S314000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07096306
ABSTRACT:
An aliasing technique allows transparently connecting multiple interconnects across a shared cross-connect interconnect, allowing devices on one interconnect to communicate with devices on another interconnect as if both interconnects were connected by a single interconnect bridge. Each interconnect appears to the cross-connect interconnect as a device on the cross-connect interconnect. Transactions between devices on different interconnects are aliased by a routing engine connected to the cross-connect interconnect for transmittal across the cross-connect interconnect and are invisible to other transactions on the cross-connect interconnect. Transactions between devices on the same interconnect are invisible to other interconnects. Cache coherent requests are supported by the use of additional attribute bits.
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Patel Nimesh G.
Perveen Rehana
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