Patent ID: 9003090
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A PCIe Fabric comprising: an Input/Output (I/O) tier comprising a first IO tier switch and a second IO tier switch; a hub tier comprising a plurality of hub tier switches, wherein the plurality of hub tier switches comprises a first hub tier switch and a second hub tier switch, wherein the first IO tier switch is connected to the first hub tier switch using a first link, wherein the first IO tier switch is connected to second hub tier switch using a crosslink; a plurality of target devices, wherein each of the plurality of target devices is connected to one of the plurality of hub tier switches, wherein the first hub tier switch is connected to a first target device of the plurality of target devices using a second link, and wherein the first hub tier switch is connected to a second target device of the plurality of target devices using a third link; wherein the first IO tier switch is configured to: wherein the first hub tier switch is configured to: based on the third determination: