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  • Switch network extension of bus architecture
    Patent number: 5617547
    Abstract: An electronic switching and data transmission system for interconnecting a plurality of buses. A switching network interconnects several multi-drop buses using adapters to connect the buses to the switching network. The adapters implements hardware functions to appear to software as if all devices on the several buses were attached to a single large bus. The system permits higher speed transfer modes by eliminating multi-drop bus limitations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James W. Feeney, John D. Jabusch, Robert F. Lusch, Howard T. Olnowich, George W. Wilhelm, Jr.