Microcomputer bridge for remote manageability
AssigneeAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc.
InventorDale E Gulick
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Abstract
An integrated circuit with an Alert Standard Format management engine for ASF functionality. The integrated circuit includes a first bus interface logic for coupling to a first external bus, an Alert Standard Format management engine configured to receive ASF sensor data over the first external bus, and an indicator configured to indicate a master mode or a slave mode for the Alert Standard Format management engine. In the master mode, the Alert Standard Format management engine is further configured to actively poll for the ASF sensor data over the first external bus. In the slave mode, the Alert Standard Format management engine is not further configured to actively poll for the ASF sensor data over the first external bus.
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An integrated circuit, comprising:
- a first bus interface logic for coupling to a first external bus;
- an Alert Standard Format management engine configured to receive Alert Standard Format sensor data over the first external bus;
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- an indicator configured to indicate a master mode for the embedded Alert Standard Format management engine when an interface card is determined to be coupled to the first external bus or a slave mode for the embedded Alert Standard Format management engine when the interface card is determined to be absent from the first external bus, wherein in the master mode, the embedded Alert Standard Format management engine is further configured to actively poll for the Alert Standard Format sensor data over the first external bus.
An integrated circuit, comprising:
- means for coupling to a first external bus;
- means for receiving Alert Standard Format sensor data over the first external bus;
- means for determining whether an interface card is coupled to the first external bus;
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- means for indicating a master mode for receiving Alert Standard Format sensor data when the interface card is determined to be coupled to the first external bus or a slave mode for the means for receiving Alert Standard Format sensor data when the interface card is determined to be absent from the first external bus, wherein in the master mode, the means for receiving Alert Standard Format sensor data are further configured to actively poll for the Alert Standard Format sensor data over the first external bus.
A client computer system, comprising:
- a first bus;
- a location for coupling to the first bus configured to receive an Alert Standard Format network interface card;
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- an integrated circuit, comprising:
- a first bus interface logic for coupling to the first bus;
- an Alert Standard Format management engine for receiving ASF sensor data configured to receive ASF sensor data over the first bus;
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- an indicator configured to indicate a master mode for the Alert Standard Format management engine when an interface card is coupled to the first external bus or a slave mode for the Alert Standard Format management engine when the interface card is absent from the first external bus, wherein in the master mode, the Alert Standard Format management engine is further configured to actively poll for the ASF sensor data over the first bus, while, the Alert Standard Format management engine is not further configured to actively poll for the ASF sensor data over the first bus in the slave mode.
A method for performing ASF alerting and control in a client computer system, the method comprising:
- detecting an Alert Standard Format network interface card presence in the client computer system;
- operating an Alert Standard Format south bridge in a slave mode in response to detecting the Alert Standard Format network interface card presence in the client computer system positively;
- and
- operating the Alert Standard Format south bridge in a master mode in response to detecting the Alert Standard Format network interface card presence in the client computer system negatively.
A computer readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a client computer system, performs a method for performing ASF alerting and control in a client computer system, the method comprising:
- detecting an Alert Standard Format network interface card presence in the client computer system;
- operating an Alert Standard Format south bridge in a slave mode in response to detecting the Alert Standard Format network interface card presence in the client computer system positively;
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- operating the Alert Standard Format south bridge in a master mode in response to detecting the Alert Standard Format network interface card presence in the client computer system negatively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.