Installation guide

PCI-SB StarFabric PCI Interface Card Installation Guide 2-5
About the PCI-SB Card
Complex Large Scale StarFabric Connectivity
By deploying a switch fabric within your PCI topology you can implement a total
of 220 expansion slots from a single PCI-SB card configured as a Root bridge on
the primary bus, as shown in Figure 3.
FIGURE 3. Using a Switch Fabric to Add StarFabric-enabled Devices
StarFabric switching also enables more sophisticated expansion topologies such as
path routing with increased classes of service, redundant links, and automatic
failover.
PCI-SB card
The StarFabric supports up to 220
expansion slots from a single PCI-
SB card at the primary bus
Switch Fabric
Primary PCI Bus
Remote StarFabric
Device