SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEMORY HUB-BASED EXPANSION BUS
First Claim
1. A memory system, comprising:
- a memory hub controller adapted to provide memory command packets including information to access memory devices;
a memory module having a plurality of memory devices coupled to a memory hub, the memory hub adapted to receive memory command packets and access the memory devices according to the memory command packets and further adapted to provide memory responses in response thereto;
a first portion of a memory bus coupled to the memory hub controller and the memory hub on which the memory command packets from the memory hub controller are provided to the memory hub of the memory module and memory responses are provided to the memory hub controller;
an expansion module having a processor circuit adapted to provide memory command packets including information to access the memory devices of the memory module and further adapted to process data included in the memory responses from the memory hub; and
a second portion of the memory bus coupled to the memory hub of the memory module and the processor circuit of the expansion module on which the memory command packets from the processor circuit are provided to the memory hub of the memory module and memory responses are provided to the processor circuit.
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Abstract
A system memory includes a memory hub controller, a memory module accessible by the memory hub controller, and an expansion module having a processor circuit coupled to the memory module and also having access to the memory module. The memory hub controller is coupled to the memory hub through a first portion of a memory bus on which the memory requests from the memory hub controller and memory responses from the memory hub are coupled. A second portion of the memory bus couples the memory hub to the processor circuit and is used to couple memory requests from the processor circuit and memory responses provided by the memory hub to the processor circuit.
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1. A memory system, comprising:
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a memory hub controller adapted to provide memory command packets including information to access memory devices; a memory module having a plurality of memory devices coupled to a memory hub, the memory hub adapted to receive memory command packets and access the memory devices according to the memory command packets and further adapted to provide memory responses in response thereto; a first portion of a memory bus coupled to the memory hub controller and the memory hub on which the memory command packets from the memory hub controller are provided to the memory hub of the memory module and memory responses are provided to the memory hub controller; an expansion module having a processor circuit adapted to provide memory command packets including information to access the memory devices of the memory module and further adapted to process data included in the memory responses from the memory hub; and a second portion of the memory bus coupled to the memory hub of the memory module and the processor circuit of the expansion module on which the memory command packets from the processor circuit are provided to the memory hub of the memory module and memory responses are provided to the processor circuit.
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