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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2008
Filed:
May. 27, 2003
John M. Fike, Austin, TX (US);
Melanie A. Fike, Austin, TX (US);
Terence H. Kimball, Cedar Park, TX (US);
John M. Fike, Austin, TX (US);
Melanie A. Fike, Austin, TX (US);
Terence H. Kimball, Cedar Park, TX (US);
QLOGIC, Corporation, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Abstract
A virtual universal serial port interface ('USI') and a virtual storage device interface ('VSI') interfacing with a host system and a remote console over a network link is provided. The USI includes a control register that receives control information from a processor and a legacy control register; and a status register that receives information from a legacy control register and based on that information, the processor formats information stored in a buffer destined for transmission over a serial port. The VSI includes, a first register that receives control information from a third register that stores control information sent by a processor used to update a fourth register that notifies the host system.