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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2014
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development Lp, Houston, TX (US);
Alan L. Goodrum, Tomball, TX (US);
Montgomery C. McGraw, Magnolia, TX (US);
Kuang-Yi Wu, Plano, TX (US);
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a system is provided. The system includes a first subsystem and a second subsystem, connectable to each other via a passive cable, and each connected to a high-level management tool. Each subsystem includes a signal driver/receiver capable of sending and receiving data and signals over the passive cable and a connection discovery engine to access low-level power up/down controls of the signal driver/receiver. The connection discovery engine is to, via physical layer communication, send a local unique identifier (ID) of the particular signal driver/receiver over the passive cable. The connection discovery engine is further to, via physical layer communication, receive, over the passive cable, a remote unique ID of the signal driver/receiver in the other connected subsystem. The connection discovery engine is further to send the local unique ID and the remote unique ID to the high-level management tool.