Patent ID: 8566930
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A circuit board comprising: a host module controlled by a host module processor, wherein the host module includes a network interface; a monitoring module, operating independently from the host module, configured to passively monitor traffic of a front side bus of the host module via a first plurality of traces connecting the front side bus of the host module to the monitoring module, and a second plurality of traces connecting the host module to the monitoring module; a third plurality of traces connecting the host module to the monitoring module, wherein the third plurality of traces connects said network interface of the host module to the monitoring module; wherein the host module also includes a northbridge connected to the front side bus and to a peripheral bus; wherein the second plurality of traces connects said peripheral bus of the host module to the monitoring module; and wherein the monitoring module is configured to passively monitor traffic of said peripheral bus and said network interface of the host module.