Patent ID: 9723079
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: G02B,G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A method comprising: intercepting, by a subcontroller of a computing device, an attempt by a controller of the computing device to establish communication with a storage element via a first communication medium; in response to the intercepting of the attempt, providing a first available link initialization signal that corresponds to a first link initialization protocol for transmission to the storage element via a second communication medium, wherein the second communication medium is independent of the first communication medium; in response to determining that the attempt to initialize a communication link was unsuccessful, transmitting a second available link initialization signal corresponding to a second link initialization protocol via the second communication medium; receiving a response from the storage element indicating a successful link initialization; and providing an indication of success from the subcontroller to the controller, wherein the indication of success corresponds to the first communication medium.