US 12,314,205 B2
System architecture for supporting active pass-through board for multi-mode NMVE over fabrics devices
Sompong Paul Olarig, Pleasanton, CA (US); Fred Worley, San Jose, CA (US); and Son Pham, San Ramon, CA (US)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Yongin-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Oct. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/974,112.
Application 17/974,112 is a continuation of application No. 16/941,257, filed on Jul. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,487,691.
Application 16/941,257 is a continuation of application No. 16/417,248, filed on May 20, 2019, granted, now 10,762,023, issued on Sep. 1, 2020.
Application 16/417,248 is a continuation of application No. 15/459,482, filed on Mar. 15, 2017, granted, now 10,387,353, issued on Aug. 20, 2019.
Application 15/459,482 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/403,088, filed on Jan. 10, 2017, granted, now 10,210,123, issued on Feb. 19, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/450,436, filed on Jan. 25, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/420,355, filed on Nov. 10, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/366,622, filed on Jul. 26, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0054673 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 13/40 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 13/4068 (2013.01) [G06F 13/4022 (2013.01); G06F 13/4282 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0026 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
an interface operable in a first mode and a second mode, wherein in the first mode the interface is configured to communicate with a first controller over a first portion of a communication medium and over a first network port, and in the second mode the interface is configured to communicate with the first controller over the first portion of the communication medium and over the first network port, and with a second controller over a second portion of the communication medium and over a second network port, wherein the first network port or the second network port is configured to receive a first signal transmitted over a network;
a connector configured to connect a first device to the interface; and
one of the first controller or the second controller configured to transport the first signal received from the first network port to the first device over the interface,
wherein the first device is configured to communicate with the one of the first controller or the second controller over the interface via the connector.