Dual mode serializer-deserializer for data networks
US6516952B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method to switch a dual-mode serializer-deserializer for data networks. In one embodiment, the present invention recites a method for configuring the communication mode of a device having a Media Access Control-Physical Layer (MAC-PHY) interface for communicating with another device. One step receives a control signal at a device having a MAC-PHY Interface. The control signal indicating whether the device will communicate data over its data path in an aggregate mode or in a non-aggregate mode. In another step, the device is configured to communicate in the mode selected by said control signal. In another step, data is communicated over the data path of the device in a synchronous manner when the device is in an aggregate mode, and is communicated over the data path of the device in an asynchronous manner when the device is in a non-aggregate mode.
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