Method and apparatus for implementing leaf node proxy in a network
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorSteven R. Bard
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Abstract
A method and a system for implementing leaf node proxy in a network are disclosed. In one embodiment, a leaf node is switched to a standby state in response to a standby command. A leaf node self-identification (“self-ID”) packet is synthesized in response to leaf node information, which is stored in a parent node. The leaf node self-ID packet is transmitted from the parent node in response to a request.
Claims40
A method comprising:
- switching a leaf node to a standby state in response to receiving a standby command at a parent node;
- receiving a request at the parent node from a third node to access information at the leaf node while the leaf node is in the standby state;
- synthesizing leaf node information stored in the parent node;
- and
- transmitting the leaf node information from the parent node to the third node in response to the request.
A network comprising:
- a leaf node;
- a bus coupled to the leaf node;
- and
- a parent node, coupled to the bus, to switch the leaf node to a standby mode in response to receiving a standby signal from the leaf node, the parent node also to synthesize leaf node information and to reply to requests from a third node to access the leaf node based upon the leaf node information while the leaf node is in the standby state.
A network system comprising:
- a leaf node;
- and
- a parent node, coupled to the leaf node, to:
- switch the leaf node to a standby state in response to receiving a standby command from the leaf node;
- receive a request from a third node to access information at the leaf node while the leaf node is in the standby state;
- synthesize stored leaf node information;
- and
- transmit the leaf node information to the third node in response to the request.
An article of manufacture comprising a digital processing usable medium having readable program code embodied in the medium, which, when executed by a processing device, causes the processing device to:
- identify a parent node;
- identify at least one leaf node of the parent node;
- switch the leaf node to a standby mode in response to receiving a standby signal at the parent node from the leaf node;
- receive a request from a third node to access information at the leaf node;
- synthesize a leaf node self-identification (“self-ID”) packet at the parent node in response to leaf node information stored in the parent node;
- and
- transmit the leaf node self-ID packet from the parent node to the third node in response to the request.
A network comprising:
- a leaf node;
- a bus coupled to the leaf node;
- and
- a parent node, coupled to the bus, to switch the leaf node to a standby mode in response to transmitting a standby signal to the leaf node and receiving an acknowledge signal from the leaf node, the parent node also to synthesize leaf node information and to reply to requests from a third node to access the leaf node based upon the leaf node information while the leaf node is in the standby state.
A network system comprising:
- a leaf node;
- and
- a parent node, coupled to the leaf node, to:
- switch the leaf node to a standby state in response to transmitting a standby signal to the leaf node and receiving an acknowledge signal from the leaf node;
- receive a request from a third node to access information at the leaf node while the leaf node is in the standby state;
- synthesize stored leaf node information;
- and
- transmit the leaf node information to the third node in response to the request.
An article of manufacture comprising a digital processing usable medium having readable program code embodied in the medium, which, when executed by a processing device, causes the processing device to:
- identify a parent node;
- identify at least one leaf node of the parent node;
- switch the leaf node to a standby mode in response to transmitting a standby signal to the leaf node and receiving an acknowledge signal from the leaf node;
- receive a request from a third node to access information at the leaf node;
- synthesize a leaf node self-identification (“self-ID”) packet at the parent node in response to leaf node information stored in the parent node;
- and
- transmit the leaf node self-ID packet from the parent node to the third node in response to the request.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.