Alternative protocol over physical layer

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11693813
APP PUB NO 20200192853A1
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16427020

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A link controller includes a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) physical layer circuit for coupling to a communication link and providing a data path over the communication link, a first data link layer controller which operates according to a PCIe protocol, and a second data link layer controller which operates according to a Gen-Z protocol. A multiplexer-demultiplexer selectively connects both data link layer controllers to the PCIe physical layer circuit. A protocol translation circuit is coupled between the multiplexer-demultiplexer and the second data link layer controller, the protocol translation circuit receiving traffic data from the second data link layer controller in a Gen-Z format, encapsulating the Gen-Z format in a PCIe format, and passing traffic data to the multiplexer-demultiplexer circuit.

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ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC2485 AUGUSTINE DRIVE SANTA CLARA CA 95054

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Caruk, Gordon Brampton, CA 27 465
Macri, Joseph D San Francisco, US 12 91
Steinman, Maurice B Marlborough, US 45 1146
Talbot, Gerald R Concord, US 49 1052

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