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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2020
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Ramdas P. Kachare, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Stephen Fischer, San Jose, CA (US);
Oscar P. Pinto, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 30/39 (2020.01); G06F 30/392 (2020.01); G06F 30/347 (2020.01); G06F 13/10 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01); G06F 15/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 30/392 (2020.01); G06F 13/105 (2013.01); G06F 13/4027 (2013.01); G06F 30/347 (2020.01); G06F 13/10 (2013.01); G06F 15/17 (2013.01);
Abstract
A Lightweight Bridge (LWB) is disclosed. The LWB may be a circuit. An endpoint of the LWB that may expose a plurality of Physical Functions (PFs) to a host. A root port of the LWB may connect to a device and determine the PFs and Virtual Functions (VFs) exposed by the device. An Application Layer-Endpoint (APP-EP) and an Application Layer-Root Port (APP-RP) may translate between the PFs exposed by the endpoint and the PFs/VFs exposed by the device. The APP-EP and the APP-RP may implement a mapping between the PFs exposed by the endpoint and the PFs/VFs exposed by the device.