Patent ID: 6711647
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computer system, comprising:a CPU; a memory; a bridge logic unit coupling said CPU to said memory; a computer system chassis, said computer system chassis including an IEEE 1394 bus coupled to the bridge logic unit, wherein a plurality of peripheral devices in the computer system chassis couple to the bridge logic unit through the IEEE 1394 bus; a PCI-to-IEEE 1394 adapter that couples the bridge logic unit to said plurality of peripheral devices; and a PCI bus that couples the bridge logic unit to the PCI-to-IEEE 1394 adapter, wherein the PCI-to-IEEE 1394 adapter further includes: a PCI interface coupled to the PCI bus; an IEEE 1394 interface coupled to the IEEE 1394 bus; and a plurality of queue storage elements that couple the PCI interface and IEEE 1394 interface.