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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
David V. James, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Bruce Fairman, Woodside, CA (US);
David Hunter, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Hisato Shima, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/5173 ; G06F 1/300 ; G06F 1/340 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/5173 ; G06F 1/300 ; G06F 1/340 ;
Abstract
A method and system for using a new bus identifier in an interconnect, and the interconnect including a plurality of nodes and at least one bus bridge. A configuration change is determined on the first bus connected to the plurality of nodes. Each node has a corresponding bus identifier. A new bus identifier is assigned for each node having a changed state if a configuration change is determined on the first bus.