发明名称 |
Apparatus and methods for clustering multiple independent PCI express hierarchies |
摘要 |
Apparatus, systems and methods for clustering multiple PCI Express hierarchies to enable access of components in different hierarchies. Each PCI Express hierarchy includes a root device as well as a cluster port for coupling each hierarchy to each other hierarchy of a physical cluster through a PCI Express switched fabric. Memory addresses and transaction IDs are re-mapped by the cluster port of each hierarchy to partition the PCI Express space of the system of multiple hierarchies. A first portion of the partitioned space is reserved for access to local components within a hierarchy. A second portion of the space is used to access remote components of other hierarchies from within a different first hierarchy. The address and transaction ID values exchanged in such remote transactions are re-mapped and used by the cluster port of each hierarchy to route exchanges between hierarchies using standard PCIe root devices, endpoint devices, and switches.
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申请公布号 |
US7562176(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2009.07.14 |
申请号 |
US20070680366 |
申请日期 |
2007.02.28 |
申请人 |
LSI CORPORATION |
发明人 |
KLOEPPNER JOHN R.;GATES DENNIS E.;STUBBS ROBERT E.;EL-BATAL MOHAMAD H.;HENRY RUSSELL J.;NICHOLS CHARLES E. |
分类号 |
G06F13/36;G06F13/00;G06F13/20;G06F15/16 |
主分类号 |
G06F13/36 |
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