Using multiple high speed serial lines to transmit high data rates while compensating for overall skew
US6167077A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L7/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A transceiver pair is connected by a plurality of high speed serial lines that are tightly integrated into an enhanced communications system. The communications system includes a base transceiver, a remote transceiver, and a plurality of high speed serial lines operably coupled between them. The base transceiver includes a first base input port for receiving parallel data, a plurality of first base output ports for outputting serialized data and a plurality of base serializers operably coupled between the first base input port and the plurality of first base output ports. The plurality of base serializers convert the parallel data into the serialized data. A base input demultiplexer is operably coupled between the first base input port and the plurality of base serializers. A controller is operably coupled between the base input demultiplexer and the base data and clock recovery logic to output control signals to the base input demultiplexer in order to change the operating characteristics of the base input demultiplexer, and thus, the size of the data blocks being transmitted. A timer is operably coupled between the plurality of remote deserializers and the second remote output po…
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