Backplane interface adapter with error control and redundant fabric
US7948872B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 9, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/352
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A backplane interface adapter with error control and redundant fabric for a high-performance network switch. The error control may be provided by an administrative module that includes a level monitor, a stripe synchronization error detector, a flow controller, and a control character presence tracker. The redundant fabric transceiver of the backplane interface adapter improves the adapter's ability to properly and consistently receive narrow input cells carrying packets of data and output wide striped cells to a switching fabric.
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