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US 11,308,000 B1Granted
Configurable PCI-E interface module
AssigneeKeysight Technologies, Inc.
InventorJared Richard
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Abstract
A peripheral component interconnect express (PCI-E) interface module is configured to operate as a host module or a target module. The PCI-E interface module can be employed in a system slot or one of multiple peripheral slots of a PCI-E compatible chassis. In addition, the PCI-E interface module is configured to communicate through passive copper cable or active optical cable.
Claims13
A peripheral component interconnect express (PCI-E) interface module, comprising:
- a first connector configured to interface with a PCI-E compatible cable;
- a second connector configured to interface with a PCI-E based chassis;
- a signal driving device configured to process data transmitted along a data path between the first and second connectors;
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- a selection device configured to select a configuration of the signal driving device and to provide mutually exclusive bidirectional signaling according to a current state of the PCI-E interface module.
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A method of configuring a peripheral component interconnect express (PCI-E) interface module, comprising:
- detecting a state of the PCI-E interface module;
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- based on the detected state, controlling a signal driving device of the PCI-E interface module to operate the PCI-E interface module in one of two bidirectional mutually exclusive modes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.