A keyboard/video/mouse (KVM) switching protocol is disclosed in which KVM information is applied to a network of workstations (35). At least one data converter (47) communicates on the workstation network and retrieves KVM information from the workstation network that is addressed to a server assigned to the converter. The converter places the KVM information in a format suitable to the assigned server and applies the converted KVM information to the appropriate standard device ports of the server. The syst em provides motherboard (42) access to the servers that is characteristics of K VM switches but provides essentially unlimited scalability not known in traditional KVM switches.
申请公布号
CA2409057(C)
申请公布日期
2009.05.05
申请号
CA20002409057
申请日期
2000.06.21
申请人
AVOCENT CORPORATION
发明人
THOMAS, CHRISTOPHER L.;ANDERSON, ROBIN L.;GILGEN, ROB;PINKSTON, WILLIAM;DESMARIS, MARK;SCHULTZ, STEPHAN;COLLINS, JAMIE