MIPI translation in gigabit multimedia serial link
AssigneeMaxim Integrated Products, Inc.
InventorsPaul Fuller, Yan Yan, Gary Murdock, Prem Ramachandran Nayar
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Abstract
Systems and methods provide secure, end-to-end high-speed data encoding and communication. In certain embodiments, this is accomplished by modifying a header portion of a data packet received from a first device and complying with a one Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI) protocol to create a modified data packet that complies with a faster MIPI protocol. The header portion of the modified data packet is validated during a tunnel mode operation using an error detection process to validate the modified data packet, which can then be securely transmitted to a second device that complies with the faster MIPI protocol.
Claims20
A secure and end-to-end high-speed data communication method comprising:
- receiving a data packet that complies with a first Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI) protocol, the data packet comprising a header portion and a payload portion;
- modifying the header portion of the data packet to create a modified data packet that complies with a second MIPI protocol;
- validating the header portion of the modified data packet based on an error detection process that is applied to at least one field within the header portion;
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- outputting the modified data packet.
A high-speed serializer comprising:
- an input interface to receive a data packet that complies with a first Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI) protocol, the data packet comprising a header portion and a payload portion;
- a protocol converter coupled to the input interface, the protocol converter modifies the header portion of the data packet to create a modified data packet that complies with a second MIPI protocol;
- an error detector coupled to receive the modified data packet, the error detector validates the modified data packet based on an error detection process that is applied to at least one field within the header portion;
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- an output interface that outputs the modified data packet to a device.
A secure and end-to-end high-speed data encoding and communication method comprising:
- receiving a D-physical layer (PHY) data packet that comprises a header portion and a payload portion;
- modifying the header portion of the D-PHY data packet to create a C-PHY data packet;
- validating the header portion of the C-PHY data packet based on an error detection process that is applied to at least one field within the header portion;
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- outputting the modified data packet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.