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Advanced Switching Interconnect Description

Advanced Switching Interconnect 'ASI' is a Switched Fabric bus that uses the PCI Express interface. PCIe needs to use a PCI-to-ASI bridge to be compliant with the ASI protocol.
ASI overlays the physical and link layers of PCI Express with a new transaction layer. ASI takes the Data packet and Header packet intact from PCIe and adds an additional Header.

Switched Fabric Standards and Specifications Info

ASI SIG; Advanced Switching Interconnect SIG

Fabric Interface IC Vendors

StarGen, Inc.
{AXSys architecture, 100% compliant with the ASI, maintains backwards compatibility with PCI Express}

Xilinx
{ASI Endpoint core}

ASI Switch, PCIe to ASI bridge converters

I believe most member companies have left the ASI forum by mid 2006, so there may not be much silicon support. I read that StarGen only remaining company in the Special Interest group.

Engineering Design Key words: ASI Protocol, Switched-Fabric, Embedded Computer Bus, Electrical Standard, Interface Standard, Specification, Spec, Electrical Interface, IC manufacturers, Physical Interface, Engineering Description, electrical characteristics, Component Manufacturers

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