Introduction to PCI Express

Description

Intended to replace the PCI bus, third generation input/output (3GIO) allows scaling of system performance to ever-increasing levels made possible by bandwidth-hungry microprocessors. Offering an overview of this new technology, this guide details how 3GIO allows designers to overcome the practical performance limits of existing multidrop, parallel bus technology and explains how to increase performance and new capabilities for a broad range of computing and communications platforms. Relevant technical considerations are presented that both hardware and software developers must understand to effectively employ 3GIO technology in next-generation systems.