SELECTIVELY ENABLING FIRST AND SECOND COMMUNICATION PATHS USING A REPEATER

摘要

A port of a first integrated circuit is coupled to a first communication path. Configuration information is communicated between a connector coupled to a second device and a second integrated circuit through the port and the first communication path. The port is decoupled from the first communication path. The port is coupled to a second communication path. Data is communicated between the connector and the second integrated circuit through the port and the second communication path.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a first port to be coupled to a plurality of signal lines, a signal line of the plurality of signal lines to communicate data signals to be transferred between a first device and a second device; a first portion of a first communication path to be coupled to a first set of one or more of the plurality of signal lines, the first communication path to communicate configuration data to specify one or more attributes of a connection to be established between the first device and the second device; a first portion of a second communication path to be coupled to a second set of one or more of the plurality of signal lines, the second communication path to communicate data to be transferred between the first device and the second device; and a second port to selectively couple the first portion of the first communication path or the first portion of the second communication path to an integrated circuit comprising a processor.