System and method for transferring non-compliant packetized and streaming data into and from a multimedia device coupled to a network across which compliant data is sent
US8606382B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 2, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/43
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication system, network, interface, and port architecture are provided for transporting different types of data across a network. The network can be arranged by connecting the ports in a daisy chain fashion to achieve a ring architecture or topology. The network forwards data according to a specific network protocol, and any incoming data that follows that protocol will be sent onto the network. If the incoming data protocol does not match the network protocol, then the incoming data is not sent immediately to the network, but instead is sent to an input pin of a device upon the network specifically designed to receive that incoming data. The network, therefore, has ports that support both compliant and non-compliant incoming data, and the devices that produce such data. Examples of non-compliant data include any data which does not time-division multiplex different asynchronous, isochronous, and synchronous data in dedicated channels within each frame, and which have a preamble, coding, frequency, or overall protocol different from that which is established for network transfer.
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