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Method and apparatus for shared I/O in a load/store fabric

  • US 7,782,893 B2
  • Filed: 05/04/2006
  • Issued: 08/24/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An Ethernet controller which processes packets received from a plurality of root complexes via a serial load/store fabric, the Ethernet controller comprising:

  • a bus interface coupled to the serial load/store fabric, said bus interface associating each of the packets with their root complex; and

    control register logic, having a plurality of control registers, wherein each of said plurality of control registers is selectable to service at least one of the root complexes based on the association of the packets with their originating root complex;

    wherein said bus interface further comprises a multiplexer for selecting at least one of said plurality of control registers based on the associating performed by said bus interface.

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