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Automatic detector of media interface protocol type

US6868088B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 26, 2001
Grant dateMar 15, 2005
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Expiry dateSep 6, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/323
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A detector for determining which interface protocol is in use by a serialiser/deserialiser, and comprising detecting channels composed of clocked delays and bit comparators for detecting the presence of idle signals coded according to either ten-bit or five-bit protocols using either one or two clocks.

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