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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2000
Nobutaka Nakamura, Hidaka, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A PCI-PCI bridge which connects a primary PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) bus and a secondary PCI bus comprises two physically different controllers, a primary PCI serial transfer controller located on a PC (Personal Computer) body side and a secondary PCI serial transfer controller located on a docking station side. Both controllers are connected together by serial LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signal) lines, and data needed to transfer a bus cycle is serially transferred between both controllers. An interrupt signal generated on the docking station side is serially transferred to the primary PCI serial transfer controller from the secondary PCI serial transfer controller via the serial LVDS lines for transferring data in a bus cycle.