Patent · US Active

System and method for providing an ethernet interface

US11451600B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Mark A. Gustlin · Campbell, US
Oded Trainin · Raanana, IL
Luca Della Chiesa · Milano, IT

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 23, 2020
Grant date	Sep 20, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 23, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L65/61
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, an apparatus includes n electrical communication channels, m optical communication media interfaces, and a plurality of muxes. The plurality of muxes are configured to receive an information stream. The information stream is carried over the n electrical communication channels and the m optical communication media interfaces. The plurality of muxes are further configured to transform the information stream from v virtual lanes. Each virtual lane includes a plurality of data blocks from the information stream and an alignment block, wherein v is a positive integer multiple of the least common multiple of m and n, v is greater than n, and n is equal to m.

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