Patent ID: 11860808
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 2:
3. A system comprising:
a first device including a controller; and
a second device comprising:
a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) component configured to receive PCIe instructions from the first device using one or more PCIe signals;
a U.2 connector configured to carry the one or more PCIe signals; and
a network engine to transport one or more Ethernet signals to the first device using one or more pins of the U.2 connector;

wherein the second device operates in a first mode or a second mode;
wherein the second mode is different from the first mode;
wherein the first mode comprises an NVMeoF mode; and
wherein the second device is configured to use at least one of the one or more Ethernet signals for the NVMeoF mode.