Abstract: A VXS multi-service platform system (200) includes a VXS computer chassis (103), a monolithic backplane (102) in the VXS computer chassis, a VMEbus network (108) on the monolithic backplane, and a switched fabric (110) operating coincident with the VMEbus network on the monolithic backplane. A front module (105) is coupled to a front portion (104) of the monolithic backplane. A rear transition module (118, 120) is coupled to a rear portion (106) of the monolithic backplane, where the rear transition module is substantially coplanar with the front module. A switched fabric link (260, 360) extends from the front module through the monolithic backplane to the rear transition module, where the switched fabric link operates using a switched fabric protocol (270, 370).

Abstract: A method of performing a VMEbus split-read transaction (401) includes providing a master VMEbus module (102) coupled to a slave VMEbus module (104) through a VMEbus network (106). The master VMEbus module initiates a VMEbus split-read transaction request (124) in a VME address encoding phase (201) to the slave VMEbus module, where the VMEbus split-read transaction request includes a tag identifier (206, 306) in the VMEbus address encoding phase corresponding to the VMEbus split-read transaction request, where the tag identifier is unique to the VMEbus split-read transaction request, and where the VMEbus split-read transaction request requests a set of data (144). The master VMEbus module releases the VMEbus network and the slave VMEbus module acquires the VMEbus network. The slave VMEbus module places the set of data on the VMEbus network, wherein the set of data includes the tag identifier.

Abstract: A method of performing a VMEbus split-read transaction (701) includes providing a master VMEbus module (502) coupled to a slave VMEbus module (504) through a VMEbus network (506). The master VMEbus module initiates a VMEbus split-read transaction request (524) in a VME address encoding phase (601) to the slave VMEbus module, where the VMEbus split-read transaction request comprises a return address (660) for the VMEbus master module in the VMEbus address encoding phase, and where the VMEbus split-read transaction request requests a set of data (544). The master VMEbus module releases the VMEbus network and the slave VMEbus module acquires the VMEbus network. The slave VMEbus module places the set of data on the VMEbus network, where the set of data comprises the return address for the VMEbus master module, and the master VMEbus module retrieves the set of data.

Abstract: A multi-service platform system (100) includes a monolithic backplane (104), a slot (108) coupled to the monolithic backplane, wherein the slot is coupled to receive a payload module (102), and a backplane data device (106) integrally embedded in the monolithic backplane, wherein the backplane data device comprises backplane system data (424) for communication to the payload module when the payload module is coupled to the monolithic backplane.

Abstract: In a computer system, a bridge element enabled module (102) includes a bridge element (106) that communicates with a communications network using a protocol (130) selected from a group of protocols (105) including an 2eSST protocol (480).

Abstract: In a multi-service platform system (103), a method of transfer speed (119) negotiation includes an initiator VME module (402) communicating a negotiation code (406) to a responder VME module (404) using a two edge source synchronous protocol. If the responder VME module recognizes the negotiation code, the responder VME module communicating to the initiator VME module a negotiation ready signal (408). The initiator VME module and the responder VME module auto-negotiating for a transfer speed (119) and setting a negotiated transfer speed between the initiator VME module and the responder VME module.

Abstract: A computer system (100) includes a monolithic VMEbus backplane (104) and a VME bridge module (102) integrally embedded in the VMEbus backplane. The VME bridge module segments the monolithic VMEbus backplane into the plurality of VME backplane segments. A data signal (115) communicated from one of the plurality of VME backplane segments to another one of the VME backplane segments by the VME bridge module, where the data signal is regenerated by the VME bridge module.

Abstract: A computer system (300) includes a monolithic VMEbus backplane (304) and a VME bridge module (302) integrally embedded in the VMEbus backplane. The VME bridge module segments the monolithic VMEbus backplane into the plurality of VME backplane segments.

Abstract: A bridge element enabled module (102) coupled to an intermodule communication infrastructure (104), where the bridge element enabled module (102) includes a bridge element (106) that communicates with the intermodule communication infrastructure (104) using a protocol (130) selected from a group of protocols (105) including an 2eSST protocol (480). Bridge element enabled module (102) also includes a first host element (108) coupled to the bridge element (106), with the bridge element (106) communicating with the first host element (108) using one of a PCI-X based protocol (128) and a switched point-to-point protocol (132).