Hot plug ad hoc computer resource allocation

摘要

An adapter card adapting the ad hoc resource add/removal inherent to a host PCI or PCI Express-based system to a wireless link and wireless endpoint. The adaptation allows mobile PCI Express resources to ingress and be allocated system resources within a host's PCI system and then egress and have the allocated resources freed up for re-use/reassignment, emulating the hot plug insertion and removal of an adapter card.;The invention leverages the i-PCI protocol as defined by U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/148,712, filed Apr. 21, 2008, the teachings which are incorporated by reference.

主权项

1. A system configured to adapt an existing hot-plug protocol intended for adding and removing a physical device to and from a computer expansion slot of a host computer having a native I/O standard, and enable adding and removing a wireless device to and from the computer expansion slot by emulating a hot-plug mechanism, comprising:
a host bus adapter card adapted to the host computer native I/O standard, configured to encapsulate/un-encapsulate data of the host computer, configured to interface the data to a wireless link; a remote bus adapter having an interface configured to exchange the data with the adapter card via the wireless link, configured to encapsulate/un-encapsulate the data, and adapted to the host computer native I/O standard and accommodate various endpoint devices and functions; and a wireless mobile PCI function Hot-Plug Handler configured to respond as expected by the host computer, and interpret driver commands intended for the adapter card and configure the wireless device so that it functionally enters and exits the host computer in compliance with the existing hot-plug protocol.