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SMART ROUTING BETWEEN PEERS IN A POINT-TO-POINT LINK BASED SYSTEM

  • US 20110188504A1
  • Filed: 04/16/2011
  • Published: 08/04/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for smart routing by a device operable in a system that includes a plurality of devices and a host device interconnected via connection based point-to-point links in a daisy chain supporting HyperTransport (HT) packet communications, the method comprises:

  • generating, by the device, an HT packet as part of a request, wherein the packet includes, at least, destination information, source information and data, wherein the device includes a hybrid HT function for routing HT packet communications in the daisy chain;

    determining, by the device, a destination of the packet when part of the request by;

    comparing an address of the destination from the destination information with an upstream address range associated with an upstream link;

    when the address is within the upstream address range, routing the packet on the upstream link of the point-to-point links in the daisy chain to the host device of the daisy chain supporting HyperTransport (HT) packet communications;

    when the address is not within the upstream address range, comparing the address with a downstream address range associated with a downstream link; and

    when the address is within the downstream address range, routing the packet on the downstream link of the point-to-point links in the daisy chain supporting HyperTransport (HT) packet communications.

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