Patent ID: 9419918
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A non-transparent bridge circuit for communicating information in a PCIe network comprising a plurality of switches and a plurality of end-point devices, the non-transparent bridge circuit comprising: a first network connection connected to a first switch in a first tree branch of the PCIe network and a second network connection connected to a second switch in a second tree branch of the PCIe network, wherein the non-transparent bridge circuit is assigned a first range of addresses with respect to the first switch and a second range of addresses with respect to the second switch; a processing circuit; and a memory that stores information for the processing circuit; the processing circuit being configured to: receive a first data packet from the first switch, the first data packet includes a first payload portion and a first destination address that is within the first range of addresses assigned to the non-transparent bridge; translate the first destination address to a first translated destination address, wherein the first translated destination address belongs to an endpoint device in the second tree branch and connected to the second switch; generate a first modified data packet including the first payload portion and the first translated destination address; and forward the first modified data packet to the second switch for delivery to the endpoint device in the second tree branch.