Deterministic operation of an input/output interface
US7568118B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 20, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L7/0008
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for receiving data from a second device in a first device, forwarding the data from an input/output (I/O) clock domain to a system clock domain of the first device, and providing the data to a functional unit of the first device at a deterministic time. In such manner, the two devices may operate in lockstep fashion. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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