Patent ID: 6918001

Claim:
An apparatus supporting endpoint devices, comprising: a point-to-point communication array comprising communication media to transfer data with said endpoint devices; and a hub device coupled with said point-to-point communication array to configure said point-to-point communication array by dedication of a communication medium of said point-to-point communication array to each endpoint device that is coupled to said hub device via the point-to-point communication array, wherein said dedication is based upon device connectivity indications for said endpoint devices, wherein the endpoint devices are coupled to said communication media of said point-to-point communication array via connectors, each connector comprises a primary port coupled to said point-to-point communication array and a non-primary port coupled to said point-to-point communication array, and said hub device dedicates communication media of said point-to-point communication array to primary ports with coupled endpoint devices before dedicating communication media to non-primary ports with coupled endpoint devices.