| 摘要 |
Logic for a 1394-enabled system is disclosed which enables multiple internal link layers, connected to corresponding 1394 devices, to communicate with each other without an intervening physical layer, thereby eliminating one or more PHY chips and associated PHY-PHY cables and connectors (reducing both cost and power consumption). Using a single, optional PHY chip or the integrated PHY block, the internal devices can also communicate with external 1394 devices. The logic can also include, among other elements: multi-node logic to permit data to be transmitted between a device on an external 1394 bus and a selected one of two or more internal link layers; packet overlap logic to permit data to be transmitted between two internal link layers while data is being transmitted on an external 1394 bus; and a PHY-emulation module to provide each internal link layer with a corresponding "virtual" PHY layer having a node ID which is unique on an external 1394 bus. |
