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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014

Filed:

Dec. 21, 2012
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Michael J. Corrigan, Rochester, MN (US);

David R. Engebretsen, Cannon Falls, MN (US);

Bruce M. Walk, Rochester, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/36 (2006.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 12/433 (2006.01); G06F 15/173 (2006.01); H04L 12/931 (2013.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/1735 (2013.01); H04L 12/4641 (2013.01); H04L 12/433 (2013.01); H04L 45/741 (2013.01); H04L 49/70 (2013.01); H04L 49/356 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods to perform a register access are described. A particular method includes receiving a data frame at a bridge element of a plurality of bridge elements in communication with a plurality of server computers. The data frame may include a register access request and may be forwarded from a controlling bridge in communication with the plurality of bridge elements. A register may be accessed and execution of the register access request may be initiated in response to receiving the data frame.


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