Method and system for multi-channel transfer of data and control

• US 20070016713A1
• Filed: 09/08/2006
• Published: 01/18/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Rajan, Sundar
• Granted Patent: US 7,334,074 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/306
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/128 for dedicated transfers to a network for protocol converters G06F13/387
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 49/90 Buffering arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/14 Multichannel or multilink protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A system and method for transferring information in a multi-channel, point-to-point environment are described. In one embodiment, a number of processing chips are connected to a bridge bus. A bridge is connected to the bridge bus and to a system bus. In addition, a memory is connected to the bridge.

Claims

1. A system for transferring data in a multi-channel, point-to-point environment, the system comprising:

at least one processing chip connected to a bridge bus;

a bridge connected to the bridge bus and to a system bus; and

a memory connected to the bridge.