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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2003
Michael A. Duncan, Charlotte, NC (US);
Jeffrey E. Journey, Concord, NC (US);
Dennis D. Leak, Kannapolis, NC (US);
Robert R. Plyler, Charlotte, NC (US);
William W. Plyler, Matthews, NC (US);
Clair F. Rohe, Huntersville, NC (US);
Robert E. Shirley, Charlotte, NC (US);
Michael A. Duncan, Charlotte, NC (US);
Jeffrey E. Journey, Concord, NC (US);
Dennis D. Leak, Kannapolis, NC (US);
Robert R. Plyler, Charlotte, NC (US);
William W. Plyler, Matthews, NC (US);
Clair F. Rohe, Huntersville, NC (US);
Robert E. Shirley, Charlotte, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A peripheral interface device that is adaptable into a computer system and which provides a communication interface for a plurality of external devices. The peripheral interface device comprises: a plurality of transfer control logic (TCL) modules, wherein each TCL module provides a dedicated interface for an associated one of the external devices, and wherein multiple TCL modules can communicate in parallel with their associated external devices; and a dual port memory (DPM) device that is in communication with an input/output bus of the computer system, wherein the DPM device can selectively communicate with each of the plurality of TCL modules.