Patent · US Expired

Architecture for a dual segment dual speed repeater

US6055241A · kind A · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 13, 1997
Grant dateApr 25, 2000
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Expiry dateNov 13, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L49/40
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention concerns a method and architecture comprising a first circuit, a second circuit, and a logic circuit coupled to said first and second circuits. The first segment generally comprises a first repeater core configured to operate at one of a plurality of speeds and a first port. The second segment generally comprises a second repeater core configured to operate at one of a plurality of speeds and a second port. A logic circuit may be configured to couple each of the first and second ports to either the first or second repeater core.

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