Patent ID: 7660932

Claim:
A machine-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a machine, causing the machine to generate a representation of an apparatus, comprising: the apparatus includes a bridge agent, a first interconnect, and a second interconnect; the bridge agent has a first control input, a second control input, a first control output, a second control output, a first communication port, and a second communication port; the first interconnect has a first control output, a first control input, and a communication port; the first control input couples to receive the bridge agent first control output; the first control output couples to transmit to the bridge agent first control input; the communication port of the first interconnect couples to the first communication port of the bridge agent; the second interconnect has a first control output, a first control input, and a communication port, where the first control input couples to receive the bridge agent second control output; and the first control output couples to transmit to the bridge agent second control input, wherein the communication port of the second interconnect couples to the bridge agent second communication port; and the bridge agent is configured by bridge control signals to control transmission of a communication between the first interconnect and the second interconnect.