Fiber optic memory coupling system with converter transmitting and receiving bus data in parallel fashion and diagnostic data in serial fashion
US5544319A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 11, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/4045
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for coupling sets of plurality of nodes that are memory coupled to pass write only data memory to memory via a data link that further includes an optical fiber controller coupled to each data link. Each controller is interconnected through fiber for high speed data transfers from one set of nodes to another. The controller is capable of connection implementing three and four cable interfaces. The data is transmitted through the fiber serially but the controller is adapted to receive parallel data and convert to serial form and vice versa.
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