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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2005
Ariel Cohen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Shreyas Shah, San Jose, CA (US);
Raymond Lim, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Greg Lockwood, Redwood City, CA (US);
Ariel Cohen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Shreyas Shah, San Jose, CA (US);
Raymond Lim, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Greg Lockwood, Redwood City, CA (US);
Xsigo Systems, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for improving communication between processors in separate computer systems. Components and peripherals in individual computer systems communicate using input/output (I/O) buses such as PCI Express buses. The I/O buses are extended to allow interconnection between computer systems without having to introduce network infrastructure. A transfer controller supporting Direct Memory Access (DMA) is provided to allow even more efficient communication between computer systems.