Transcoding method for multi-wire signaling that embeds clock information in transition of signal state
US9337997B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 6, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L25/493
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for performing multi-wire signaling encoding is provided in which a clock signal is encoded within symbol transitions. A sequence of data bits is converted into a plurality of m transition numbers. Each transition number is converted into a sequential symbol number from a set of sequential symbol numbers. The sequential symbol number is converted into a raw symbol that can be transmitted over a plurality of differential drivers. The raw symbol is transmitted spread over a plurality of n wires, wherein the clock signal is effectively embedded in the transmission of raw symbols since the conversion from transition number into a sequential symbol number guarantees that no two consecutive raw symbols are the same. The raw symbol is guaranteed to have a non-zero differential voltage across all pairs of the plurality of n wires.
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