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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2007
Kaveh Naderi, Austin, TX (US);
Patrick Allen Buckland, Austin, TX (US);
Jason Eric Moore, Austin, TX (US);
Abel Enrique Zuzuarregui, Paige, TX (US);
Kaveh Naderi, Austin, TX (US);
Patrick Allen Buckland, Austin, TX (US);
Jason Eric Moore, Austin, TX (US);
Abel Enrique Zuzuarregui, Paige, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for bus communication includes a first port coupled to a bus, comprising a first engine configured to respond to bus signals on the bus, according to a predetermined protocol. A second port couples to the bus, comprising a second engine configured to respond to bus signals according to the predetermined protocol. A control module couples to the second port and is configured to receive a port state signal, and to disable the second port based on the received port state signal.