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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
May. 18, 2009
Applicants:
Youichi Hidaka, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Yoshikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Higuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Jun Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Youichi Hidaka, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Yoshikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Higuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Jun Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provided are a first PCI-PCI bridge that handles Multi Root to connect to a plurality of root complexes; a second PCI-PCI bridge that connects to an endpoint; a virtual PCI Express switch that performs a switching process between the first and second PCI-PCI bridges; and a network control device that transfers data that is to be processed in the virtual PCI Express switch to an external switch through a network without passing through a PCI-PCI bridge.