Circuit card with onboard non-volatile memory for providing cable assembly data to network interface controller chips
US11502433B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 2021 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cable assembly has a cable with a transceiver module on one end. The transceiver module is plugged into an interface connector of a circuit card, which also has a network interface controller chip, an onboard non-volatile memory, and a control unit. The control unit reads cable assembly data stored in a non-volatile memory of the transceiver module over a serial bus and copies the cable assembly data to the onboard non-volatile memory. The control unit initiates transfer of the cable assembly data from the onboard non-volatile memory to a communication port of the network interface controller chip over another serial bus.
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