Information Handling System Docking with Coordinated Power and Data Communication

摘要

A docking station connects through a docking port and docking cable with an information handling system to support communication between the information handling system and docking station peripherals. On initial interface, one data lane of the docking port establishes a temporary management interface, such as an I2C management bus, to configure the docking station. After configuration, a docking manager, virtual wireless access point and power block cooperate to assign data lanes of the docking port and wireless communication resources to information transfer and power transfer functions based upon processing and communication tasks performed at the information handling system.

主权项

1. An information handling system comprising:
a housing; a processor disposed in the housing, the processor operable to execute instructions for processing information; memory disposed in the housing, the memory interfaced with the processor and operable to store the instructions and information; a docking manager disposed in the housing, the docking manager operable to manage interactions with an external docking station through a docking port; and a docking port disposed in the housing, the docking port in electrical communication with the docking manager, the docking port having a power interface to receive power from the external docking station and plural data lanes to communicate information with the external docking station, the docking manager operable to adapt the data lanes to a selected of plural protocols; wherein the docking manager is further operable to selectively adapt one or more data lanes to receive power from the external docking port.