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Management communication bus for networking devices

  • US 6,199,133 B1
  • Filed: 03/29/1996
  • Issued: 03/06/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A management communication bus for a plurality of network devices of a network system, the network system including at least one bus master device and at least one slave device, said management communication bus comprising:

  • a number of encoded bus state signals incorporated on the management communication bus, where said number is greater than one, that collectively define more than said number of bus states including bus states for arbitration, for slave identification, for asserting an address and for asserting data corresponding to said address;

    a plurality of bus data signals, incorporated on the management communication bus, for transferring information data depending upon said bus states, said information data including bus request, slave identification, said address and said data; and

    each bus data signal within said plurality of bus data signals has a definition, at least one of said definitions is operable to be redefined during a change of at least one of said number of bus states.

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