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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2002
Michael Joseph Azevedo, San Jose, CA (US);
Andrew Dale Walls, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael Joseph Azevedo, San Jose, CA (US);
Andrew Dale Walls, San Jose, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Protocol multiplexer is configured to receive multiple communication links, each link operating with one of a plurality of communication protocols. Protocol handler converts the received data and frames the data according to the communication protocol in use for a particular communication link. Port multiplexer separates the received frames into data frames and control frames. The data frames being multiplexed onto a single data bus and the control frames being multiplexed onto a single control bus to increase performance of the protocol multiplexer.