Patent ID: 11892965
Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. A method, comprising:
detecting a communication protocol between a first computing device and a second computing device;
when a first communication protocol is detected, establishing a direct data transmission path through a first port of a hub between the first computing device and the second computing device for traffic of a second type;
when a second communication protocol is detected:
receiving, at a switch, traffic of a first type to re-route the traffic of the first type;
re-routing the traffic of the first type to a dedicated downstream port of the hub;
converting the traffic of the first type to the second type along the way;
receiving, at the switch, the converted traffic from the hub, wherein the converted traffic is of the second type and includes the traffic of the first type after conversion to the second type; and
passing converted traffic to the first port.