Patent ID: 7793029
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. In a PCI Express bridge component, a method for selectively configuring a first PCI Express connector and a second PCI Express connector for different numbers of lanes, comprising: coupling to a first routing matrix of a translation device in a first configuration or a second routing matrix of a translation device in a second configuration based on a first or second physical orientation of said translation device respectively wherein the first physical orientation and the second physical orientation are associated with physically different positions of the translation device; implementing a first number of lanes for the first connector when the translation device is coupled in the first physical orientation; and implementing a second number of lanes for the first connector and the second connector when the translation device is coupled in the second physical orientation, wherein the second number of lanes is lower than the first number of lanes, and wherein the bridge component assigns a plurality of controllers to lanes of the first number of lanes and a plurality of controllers to lanes of the second number of lanes based on the first and the second physical orientation of the translation device that facilitate their routing to the first connector and the second connector wherein the first and second physical orientation comprise respective configurations wherein non-dedicated controllers are assigned to different lanes.