Decoding method and decoder for 64b/66b coded packetized serial data
US6650638B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L7/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The frame of data that is decoded is one of a set of frames that represent a packet of information words, and that additionally represent coded control words preceding and following the packet. The frames each include a master transition and a payload field. The payload field either is composed exclusively of ones of the information words, or includes a TYPE word that defines the structure of the payload field. The master transition is in a first state when the payload field is composed exclusively of ones of the information words, and is otherwise in a second state. In the method, a determination is made of whether the master transition is in the first state. When the master transition is in the first state, the payload field is adopted as a block of received data. When the master transition is not in the first state, the TYPE word is extracted from the payload field, the payload field is expanded in response to the TYPE word, and the payload field, after expansion, is adopted as a block of received data.
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