Converged computer I/O system and bridging mechanism for peer-to-peer communication
US8976799B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 27, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/4027
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A high-speed I/O interface that allows a number of native I/O formats to be encapsulated into PCIe Vendor Defined Messages (“VDMs”) for transfer over a single physical medium, preferably optical, and is thus referred to as the converged I/O (“CIO”) interface. The devices can be designed to provide synchronization (time value, frequency, and phase) among a network of routers, with signal paths of several meters, thereby providing an accurate time base suitable for exacting audiovisual applications.
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