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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2019
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Timothy M. Lambert, Austin, TX (US);
Yogesh Varma, Austin, TX (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A multi-endpoint device sideband communication system includes a board including a board sideband communication subsystem coupled to a connector on the board. A multi-endpoint adapter device is connected to the board via the connector, and includes an adapter sideband communication subsystem connected to the connector via a first set of adapter sideband connections, and to each of a plurality of endpoint devices included on the multi-endpoint adapter device via respective second sets of adapter sideband communication connections. The adapter sideband communication subsystem receives a first sideband communication from the board sideband communication subsystem via the connector and, based on a first sideband communication policy stored in the adapter sideband communication subsystem, provides the first sideband communication to at least one of the plurality of endpoint devices via each respective second set of adapter sideband communication connections connected to that endpoint device.