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PCI Express Overview - PLX Technology

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True Peer-to-Peer Support<br />

Root<br />

Complex<br />

Root<br />

Complex<br />

End<br />

Point<br />

Switch<br />

End<br />

Point<br />

End<br />

Point<br />

Other <strong>PCI</strong>e<br />

Switches<br />

End<br />

Point<br />

End<br />

Point<br />

End<br />

Point<br />

End<br />

Point<br />

End<br />

Point<br />

‣ <strong>PLX</strong> <strong>PCI</strong>e Switches<br />

• No host involvement<br />

• Reduced latency<br />

• Enhanced CPU Performance<br />

• Optimized Peer-to-Peer<br />

Bandwidth/Performance<br />

‣ Other <strong>PCI</strong>e Switches<br />

• Claim Peer-to-Peer…but…<br />

• May require host-support<br />

• Added latency<br />

• Reduced CPU Performance<br />

• Bandwidth/Performance impact<br />

for Peer-to-Peer traffic<br />

<strong>PLX</strong> <strong>PCI</strong>e Jan 2007 CUST 19

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