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Non-transparent operation is related to the concept of switch partitioning in that the non-transparent
interconnect allows switching between multiple switch partitions, each of which is associated with a sepa-
rate PCIe domain.
Figure 1.6 Generalized Multi-Port Non-Transparent Interconnect
There are numerous approaches for integrating a non-transparent bridge into a PCI Express switch.
Figure 1.7 illustrates three approaches.
Figure 1.7(a) shows an architecture in which a non-transparent bridge is integrated below the PCI-to-
PCI bridge associated with a downstream port. This architecture is used in IDT Gen 1 switches. A disad-
vantage of this approach is that it leads to complex implementations when extended to direct non-trans-
parent switching.
Figure 1.7(b) illustrates an architecture in which a non-transparent bridge is integrated directly onto the
virtual PCI bus. The advantage of this approach is that it is simple to implement since the PCI-to-PCI bridge
associated with a downstream port may be replaced (or reconfigured) with a non-transparent bridge. The
issue with this approach is that it violates the fundamental requirement outlined in the PCI Express base
specification that endpoints (represented by type 0h headers) must not appear to configuration software on
a switch’s internal bus as peers of the virtual PCI-to-PCI bridges representing switch downstream ports.
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Figure 1.7(c) exhibits the architecture used in the switch. In this architecture, the upstream port is trans-
formed into a multi-function device with two functions, one representing the PCI-to-PCI bridge associated
with the upstream port, and the other representing the NT endpoint.
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Refer to Chapter 7 in the PCI Express Base Specification Revision 2.1.
PCIe
Domain 0
PCIe
Domain 1
PCIe
Domain 2
PCIe
Domain n
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