Abstract: A system includes a host processor (105) and a peripheral device (708). The host processor (105) is coupled to the peripheral device (708) by a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) compliant link. The peripheral device (708) can include logic circuitry to identify, based on an application using the device and the host processor (105), a read to write ratio utilized by the application; and provide the read to write ratio to the host processor (105). The host processor (105) comprising logic circuitry to send a command signal to a device in communication with the hardware processor across a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) compliant link, the command signal indicating a transmission (TX) lane to receive (RX) lane ratio, the TX lane to RX lane ratio corresponding to the read to write ratio identified by the peripheral device (708); and receive an indication that the device is capable of supporting asymmetric TX and RX ratios.

Abstract: A system includes a host processor (105) and a peripheral device (708). The host processor (105) is coupled to the peripheral device (708) by a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) compliant link. The peripheral device (708) can include logic circuitry to identify, based on an application using the device and the host processor (105), a read to write ratio utilized by the application; and provide the read to write ratio to the host processor (105). The host processor (105) comprising logic circuitry to send a command signal to a device in communication with the hardware processor across a peripheral component interconnect express compliant link, the command signal indicating a transmission (TX) lane to receive (RX) lane ratio, the TX lane to RX lane ratio corresponding to the read to write ratio identified by the peripheral device (708); and receive an indication that the device is capable of supporting asymmetric TX and RX ratios.

Abstract: A rack mount network appliance may include a chassis that includes a front compartment proximal a front side of the chassis and a rear compartment proximal a rear side of the chassis. The chassis may be configured to be mounted in an appliance rack. A front vent on the front side of the chassis may be configured to allow air to flow between an external environment and the front compartment. A front loading module mountable in the front compartment may include a heat generating device. A front loading airflow module may be configured to draw in air within the front compartment into the front loading airflow module in a first direction and force air out of the front loading airflow module into the rear compartment in a second direction such that air is drawn in the front vent, over the heat generating device of the front loading module, and forced rearward over rear heat generating devices and out a rear vent of the chassis. The first direction may be substantially orthogonal to the second direction.

Abstract: A remote network server includes primary and secondary routers, each of which include means for emulating a number of different modem types, and for operating in accordance with a number of different communication protocols. Incoming calls are directed at the primary router, but are routed through the secondary router if either the type of modem making a call cannot be emulated in the primary router or if the primary router cannot operate with the protocol used by this calling modem.