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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2016
Pavilion Data Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Kiron Balkrishna Malwankar, Saratoga, CA (US);
Karagada Ramarao Kishore, Saratoga, CA (US);
Daehwan D. Kim, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Pavilion Data Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a first serial port having a first number of lanes usable to form a first multi-lane link to a solid state drive (SSD) and a second serial port having a second number of lanes that is at least twice the first number of lanes. A first subset of the second number of lanes constitutes a first logical serial port and is usable to form a second multi-lane link to a first transport fabric and a second subset of the second number of lanes constitutes a second logical serial port and is usable to form a third multi-lane link to a second transport fabric. The apparatus further includes a controller and a multiplexer to connect the first serial port to one of the first logical serial port or the second logical serial port.