Usb interface using repeaters with guest protocol support
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorAmit Kumar Srivastava
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Abstract
An example system for side band communication can include a processor, a system-on-chip (SOC), and a repeater communicatively coupled to the processor and the SOC. The repeater can receive packets from a first transceiver. The repeater can also detect a pattern in the packets to identify a guest protocol. The repeater can further send the packets from the first transceiver to the SOC via a second transceiver based on the identified guest protocol.
Claims25
A system for side band communication comprising:
- a processor;
- a system-on-chip (SOC);
- and
- a repeater communicatively coupled to the processor and the SOC, the repeater to:
- receive packets from a first transceiver;
- detect a pattern in the packets to identify a guest protocol;
- and
- send the packets from the first transceiver to the SOC via a second transceiver based on the identified guest protocol.
A method for side band communication comprising:
- receiving packets from a first receiver;
- detecting a pattern in the packets and identifying a guest protocol based on the detected pattern;
- and
- sending packets to a system-on-chip (SOC) based on the identified guest protocol.
A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, direct the processor to communicate through sideband communications, the instructions to direct the processor to:
- receive packets from a first transceiver;
- detect a pattern in the packets to identify a guest protocol;
- and
- send the packets from the first transceiver to the SOC via a second transceiver based on the identified guest protocol.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.