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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2016
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Norbert Egi, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Robert Lasater, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Guangyu Shi, Cupertino, CA (US);
Thomas Boyle, Plano, CA (US);
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
In a high-dimensional PCI-Express (PCIe) network, implementation of alternative paths is accomplished to facilitate flexible topology implementation and network domain scaling while enabling improved communication latency. Different portions of the PCIe tree structure are connected to allow a shorter path for communications by utilizing a bridge circuit configured as an end-point with respect to two switches that are not directly connected in the PCIe tree topology. The bridge circuit performs address translations to allow communications from one switch to be passed via the bridge circuit to the other switch.