Network based KVM switching system

Details Network based KVM switching system Network based KVM switching system

2003-08-14

2009-06-30

Lin, Kenny S (Department: 2452)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Network-to-computer interfacing

C709S246000, C709S217000, C709S218000, C709S219000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07555567

ABSTRACT:
A keyboard/video/mouse (KVM) switching protocol is disclosed in which KVM information is applied to a network of workstations. At least one data converter communicates on the workstation network and retrieves KVM information from the workstation network that is addressed to a server assigned to the converter. The converter places the KVM information in a format suitable to the assigned server and applies the converted KVM information to the appropriate standard device ports of the server. The system provides motherboard access to the servers that is characteristics of KVM switches but provides essentially unlimited scalability not known in traditional KVM switches.

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