Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer-to-computer protocol implementing – Computer-to-computer data streaming
Patent
1997-12-18
2000-05-02
Maung, Zarni
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer-to-computer protocol implementing
Computer-to-computer data streaming
709230, 709238, 709242, H04L 700, H04L 1200
Patent
active
060584270
ABSTRACT:
A network switch having multiple media access control (MAC) switch ports has a physical transceiver interface that generates a time-division multiplexed serial data stream and outputs the time-division multiplexed serial data stream to a physical layer transceiver serving a respective multiple number of network nodes. The physical transceiver interface is also configured for receiving a time-division multiplexed serial input stream from the physical transceiver according to another repeating sequence of time slots corresponding to the network switch ports, where each of the serial data streams between the physical transceiver interface and the physical layer transceiver are synchronized relative to a shared system clock and a shared reset signal. The physical transceiver interface includes a timing circuit that reconciles timing differences between the MAC switch ports and the transmission and reception of data packets by the physical layer transceiver on the network media, minimizing the necessity of buffering in the transceiver interface.
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Chow Peter Ka-Fai
Viswanath Somnath
Advanced Micro Devices , Inc.
Barot Bharat
Maung Zarni
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