Patent ID: 6185520
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A shared bus emulating switch for implementing transparent direct communication between a plurality of shared bus devices, comprising:a switch having a first port and a second port, said first port and said second port adapted to respectively couple to a first shared bus device and a second shared bus device;a third port and a fourth port adapted to respectively couple to a third shared bus device and a fourth shared bus device;said switch adapted to communicatively couple said first port and said second port to enable a transparent direct communication between said first shared bus device and said second shared bus device and communicatively couple said third port and said fourth port to enable a transparent direct communication between said third shared bus device and said fourth shared bus; andsaid communication between said third shared bus device and said fourth shared bus device simultaneous with respect to said communication between said first shared bus device and said second shared bus device, wherein said switch emulates a shared bus protocol.