CPC G06F 13/4022 (2013.01) [G06F 13/1668 (2013.01); G06F 13/4068 (2013.01); G06F 13/4282 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0026 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0028 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0036 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A device comprising:
a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) component configured to receive PCIe instructions using one or more PCIe signals;
a U.2 connector configured to carry the one or more PCIe signals; and
a network engine configured to transport one or more Ethernet signals using one or more pins of the U.2 connector;
wherein the device is configured to operate in a first mode or a second mode;
wherein the second mode is different from the first mode;
wherein the first mode comprises an NVMeoF mode; and
wherein the device is configured to use at least one of the one or more Ethernet signals for the NVMeoF mode.
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