Patent ID: 8838865

Claim:
A system configured to adapt an existing hot-plug protocol intended for adding and removing a physical device to and from a computer expansion slot of a host computer having a native I/O standard, and enable adding and removing a wireless device to and from the computer expansion slot by emulating a hot-plug mechanism, comprising: a host bus adapter card adapted to the host computer native I/O standard, configured to encapsulate/un-encapsulate data of the host computer, configured to interface the data to a wireless link; a remote bus adapter having an interface configured to exchange the data with the adapter card via the wireless link, configured to encapsulate/un-encapsulate the data, and adapted to the host computer native I/O standard and accommodate various endpoint devices and functions; and a wireless mobile PCI function Hot-Plug Handler configured to respond as expected by the host computer, and interpret driver commands intended for the adapter card and configure the wireless device so that it functionally enters and exits the host computer in compliance with the existing hot-plug protocol.