System for initializing a self-timed link
US5894570A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 8, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L7/0083
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A self-timed link between two elements in a computer system is initialized. Each element sends an initialization request to the other. If successfully received, the elements exchange signals with oscillation-free segments over multiple clock cycles. If successful, the elements indicate to each other that initialization is complete. Optionally, a link operation parameter can be sent with the initialization complete indication for post-initialization link control.
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