Apparatus and method for bidirectional transfer of data by a base station
US7107479B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 2, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C2207/107
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A hybrid serial/parallel bus interface method and apparatus for a base station has a data block demultiplexing device. The data block demultiplexing device has an input configured to receive a data block and demultiplexes the data block into a plurality of nibbles. For each nibble, a parallel to serial converter converts the nibble into serial data. A line transfers each nibble's serial data. A serial to parallel converter converts each nibble's serial data to recover that nibble. A data block reconstruction device combines the recovered nibbles into the data block. The method/apparatus is adaptable for either bidirectional or unidirectional applications.
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