System and method for serial interface topologies
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorWilliam Sauber
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Abstract
A system and method for serial interface topologies is disclosed. A serial interface topology includes a replication device configured to receive control information from a controller interface. The replication device is configured to transmit two or more copies of substantially replicated control information to a device control interface. A data interface is configured to provide differential, point-to-point communication of data with the device controller interface.
Claims20
An information handling system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- a memory controller coupled to the one or more processors;
- a memory topology coupled to the memory controller, wherein the memory topology comprises:
- a buffer configured to receive control information from the memory controller;
- a plurality of control distribution paths configured to provide serial communication between the buffer and a plurality of memory devices, and wherein the buffer is further configured to transmit two or more copies of substantially replicated control information to two or more of the plurality of memory devices;
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- a plurality of data paths coupled to each of the plurality of memory devices, wherein the plurality of data paths is configured to provide serial communication with the memory controller.
A serial interface topology comprising:
- a controller interface comprising a serial interface configured to provide serial communication of data and control information;
- a control information replication device configured to receive control information from the controller interface and to transmit two or more copies of substantially replicated control information to one or more device control interfaces;
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- a data interface configured to provide serial communication of data between the data interface and the controller interface.
A method of providing serial communication with a serial interface topology, the method comprising:
- coupling a memory topology to a memory controller, wherein the memory topology comprises a plurality of data paths to each of the plurality of memory devices, a plurality of control distribution paths and a buffer;
- configuring the plurality of data paths to provide differential, point-to-point communication with the memory controller;
- configuring the plurality of control distribution paths to provide serial communication between the buffer and a plurality of memory devices;
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- configuring the buffer to receive control information from the memory controller and to transmit two or more copies of substantially replicated control information to two or more of the plurality of memory devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.