Patent ID: 7174402
Filing Date: 2007-02-06
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for initiating peer-to-peer communications via a network bus, said system comprising: a bus controller in electrical communication with the network bus for controlling communications on the network bus, wherein said bus controller is capable of transmitting commands onto the network bus; and at least one network device in electrical communication with the network bus, wherein said at least one network device collectively comprise at least first and second data channels, wherein the first data channel is configured for Surrogate operation by including an initiator command and a surrogate command, wherein when said bus controller transmits a command onto the network bus that matches the initiator command of the first data channel, at least the second data channel is capable of executing the initiator command and at least the first data channel is capable of subsequently executing the respective surrogate command to thereby permit peer-to-peer communications between at least the first and second data channels.