Abstract:
Security techniques for a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) express (PCIE) system include a transport layer protocol (TLP) packet that has a prepended TLP prefix indicating the security features of the TLP packet and an integrity check value (ICV) appended to the TLP packet. The ICV is based on the TLP packet and any TLP prefixes including a security prefix. At a receiver, if the ICV does not match, then the receiver has evidence that the TLP packet may have been subjected to tampering. Further, the TLP packet may be encrypted to prevent snooping, and this feature would be indicated in the TLP prefix. Still further, the TLP prefix may include a counter that may be used to prevent replay attacks. PCIE contemplates flexible TLP prefixes, and thus, the standard readily accommodates the addition of a TLP prefix which indicates the security features of the TLP packet.
Abstract:
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. A multi-radio device controls wireless communications by identifying one or more connection points between radio(s) of the multi-radio device and an operating system executing on a host device, analyzing a policy relating to the multi-radio device, and exposing, to the operating system, a subset of the connection points based on the policy. A modem manages a connection to an applications processor (AP) by virtualizing physical communication interfaces at the modem, providing a single Internet protocol (IP) interface representing the virtualized physical communication interfaces to a high level operating system (HLOS) at the AP, detecting a physical communication interface connected to the modem, and determining whether to expose the detected physical communication interface to the HLOS as a standalone virtualized physical communication interface, or hide the detected physical communication interface as part of an existing virtualized physical communication interface.
Abstract:
A finite state machine is provided that both serializes virtual GPIO signals and messaging signals and that deserializer virtual GPIO signals and the messaging signals. The finite state machine frames the serialized virtual GPIO signals and messaging signals into frames each demarcated by a start bit and an end bit.
Abstract:
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. A multi-radio device controls wireless communications by identifying one or more connection points between radio(s) of the multi-radio device and an operating system executing on a host device, analyzing a policy relating to the multi-radio device, and exposing, to the operating system, a subset of the connection points based on the policy. A modem manages a connection to an applications processor (AP) by virtualizing physical communication interfaces at the modem, providing a single Internet protocol (IP) interface representing the virtualized physical communication interfaces to a high level operating system (HLOS) at the AP, detecting a physical communication interface connected to the modem, and determining whether to expose the detected physical communication interface to the HLOS as a standalone virtualized physical communication interface, or hide the detected physical communication interface as part of an existing virtualized physical communication interface.
Abstract:
Various embodiments include methods and devices for implementing Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) link configuration for multi-module chiplets of a computing device. Embodiments may include transitioning a UCIe link in an active state having a first sideband that is active to the UCIe link in a reset state, and initializing at least one sideband for the UCIe link that is a different functional sideband of a multi-module chiplet than the first sideband following the reset state of the UCIe link. Embodiments may include reading sideband data configured to represent a functional sideband of the multi-module chiplet, and initializing the functional sideband as the at least one sideband. Embodiments may include reading sideband data configured to represent at least two functional sidebands of the multi-module chiplet, and initializing at least one functional sideband of the at least two functional sidebands as the at least one sideband.
Abstract:
A hybrid virtual general purpose input/output (VGI) architecture is provided including a pair of devices coupled through a high-speed cable. The architecture enables a device to communicate sideband signals through the high-speed cable using two pins coupled to respective interconnects of a bus. In an aspect, the architecture may implement link selection without protocol consolidation where the device may configure the two pins for I2C (or I3C) signaling or VGI signaling. In another aspect, the architecture may implement link bridging with protocol consolidation where the device may transmit (or receive) I2C (or I3C) signals through the high-speed cable using a VGI communication protocol.
Abstract:
Communicating transaction-specific attributes in a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) system is disclosed. A PCIe system includes a host system and at least one PCIe endpoint. The PCIe endpoint is configured to determine one or more transaction-specific attributes that can improve efficiency and performance of a predefined host transaction. In this regard, in one aspect, the PCIe endpoint encodes the transaction-specific attributes in a transaction layer packet (TLP) prefix of at least one PCIe TLP and provides the PCIe TLP to the host system. In another aspect, a PCIe root complex (RC) in the host system is configured to detect and extract the transaction-specific attributes from the TLP prefix of the PCIe TLP received from the PCIe endpoint. By communicating the transaction-specific attributes in the TLP prefix of the PCIe TLP, it is possible to improve efficiency and performance of the PCIe system without violating the existing PCIe standard.
Abstract:
A hybrid virtual general purpose input/output (VGI) architecture is provided including a pair of devices coupled through a high-speed cable. The architecture enables a device to communicate sideband signals through the high-speed cable using two pins coupled to respective interconnects of a bus. In an aspect, the architecture may implement link selection without protocol consolidation where the device may configure the two pins for I2C (or I3C) signaling or VGI signaling. In another aspect, the architecture may implement link bridging with protocol consolidation where the device may transmit (or receive) I2C (or I3C) signals through the high-speed cable using a VGI communication protocol.
Abstract:
Extended message signaled interrupts (MSI) data are disclosed. In one aspect, MSI bits are modified to include a system level identifier. In an exemplary aspect, an upper sixteen bits of the MSI message data are modified to be the system level identifier. By providing the system level identifier within the MSI message data, an interrupt controller can verify the interrupt source.
Abstract:
Aspects relate to techniques for controlling signal voltage levels across a wired data link for data communication between apparatuses. A first device can advertise multiple supported signal voltage levels to a peer device connected by the wired data link. The devices can implement the same signal voltage level(s) or different signal voltage levels. The peer devices can compare and select a compatible signal voltage level for data communication. The first device can provide a signal voltage indication signal that is configurable to a plurality of voltage levels corresponding to a plurality of signal voltages. At least one of the plurality of voltage levels can indicate that the first device can operate the data link at a plurality of signal voltages. In some examples, the wired data link can be a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) link.