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AssigneeQuanta Computer Inc.
InventorsWei-Yi CHU, Chia-Feng CHENG, Kai CHANG, Chih-Yu CHEN
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Abstract
An apparatus having a first interface of a first type supporting a plurality of data ports, a second interface of a second type supporting at least a portion of the plurality data ports, and a third interface of the second type. The apparatus also including a switching module coupled to a control port of the first interface and configured for selectably coupling the plurality of data ports to at least one of the second interface and the third interface based on a signal at the control port.
Claims13
An apparatus, comprising:
- a first interface of a first type supporting a plurality of data ports;
- a second interface of a second type supporting at least a portion of the plurality data ports;
- a third interface of the second type;
- and
- a switching module coupled to a control port of the first interface and configured for selectably coupling the plurality of data ports to at least one of the second interface and the third interface based on a signal at the control port.
The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the component is a PCIe SSD.
A method for supporting an apparatus with two interfaces, a first interface of a first type and a second interface of a second time, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a switching module, a control signal for selectably coupling a plurality of data ports of a first interface with at least one of a second interface and a third interface;
- selecting, at the switching module, in response to the control signal a first routing mode or a second routing mode;
- when in the first routing mode:
- routing, at the switching module, the signals for the plurality of data ports at the first interface to one of the second interface and the third interface;
- and
- when in the second routing mode:
- routing, at the switching module in the second routing mode, at least a portion of the signals for the plurality of data ports at the first interface to the second interface and remaining portion of the plurality of data ports to the third interface,
- wherein the first interface is of a first type and the second interface and the third interface are of a second type.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.