Transmitter and receiver module, communication system for exchanging ethernet frames on a single M-LVDS line
US12375323B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L25/4908
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A transmitter module, a receiver module and a communication system for exchanging Ethernet Medium Access Control (MAC) frames on a single Multipoint Low Voltage Differential Signaling (M-LVDS) line. The transmitter module includes: a first transmitter media-independent interface (MII) including parallel data lines for receiving bits of an Ethernet MAC frame to be transmitted on the single M-LVDS line: an 8b/10b encoding unit adapted to encode 8-bit words to produce 10-bit words, wherein the 8-bit words include bits of the Ethernet MAC frame received on the parallel data lines of the first transmitter MII; a serializing unit adapted to serialize the 10-bits words; and an M-LVDS transmitter unit for transmitting the serialized 10-bit words on the single M-LVDS line.
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