Patent ID: 7471623
Filing Date: 2008-12-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system providing a unified system fabric in a computer, said system comprising: a first interface disposed between a first component of said computer system and a second component of said computer system, said first interface implementing an interface protocol; and a second interface disposed between said first component of said computer system and a third component of said computer system, said second interface implementing said interface protocol, wherein said first interface and said second interface comprise separate signal paths at said first component; wherein said interface protocol includes a set of fields, wherein a subset of said fields is unique to communications between said first component and said second component and a subset of said fields is unique to communication between said first component and said third component; wherein said first interface implements a first physical interface configuration and said second interface implements a second physical interface configuration; wherein said first physical interface configuration comprises: wherein said second physical interface configuration comprises: