Ethernet repeater that couples an input data stream to multiple output data streams of differing rates and provides access to a shared bus by a number of inputs and outputs
US6092128A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 28, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/9078
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A buffer comprising a plurality of storage elements, a write pointer configured to indicate a particular storage element to write data received from an input data stream and a plurality of read pointers, each configured to indicate a particular data location to read data from to generate a number of output data streams. The input data stream and the output data streams may be part of a data communications device.
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