Multiplex communications – Pathfinding or routing – Store and forward
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-15
2007-05-15
Pezzlo, John (Department: 2616)
Multiplex communications
Pathfinding or routing
Store and forward
C370S413000, C370S419000, C710S052000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10231832
ABSTRACT:
Multiple boards are connected within a chassis, using a multi-port Target Channel Adapter (TCA). Data is transported from a TCA on a board directly to a TCA on another board through a meshed backplane. The meshed backplane is equipped to mount boards via connectors and may consist of a fabric of copper conductors or optical fibers. Communication from TCA to TCA requires placing ports on each individual TCA along with the appropriate input and output buffering. A multi-port TCA capable of performing multiple bridging functions simultaneously i.e., bridging from a high speed serial meshed backplane to multiple local busses, i.e., Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and TCP/IP devices, is referred to as a Fabric Interconnect Chip (FIC).
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Gerbehy Jay L.
Gish David W.
Lebizay Gerald
Massa Don V.
Peebles Brian E.
Intel Corporation
Pezzlo John
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw & Pittman LLP
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