Systems and methods for aligning received data

An electronic device comprising:

• a receiver comprising:
• gearbox circuitry comprising a data buffer, wherein the gearbox circuitry is configured to:
• receive data from a second electronic device, wherein the data comprises a plurality of blocks, wherein each block of the plurality of blocks comprises a sync header;
• and
• store a portion of the data in a particular configuration in the data buffer;
• and
• sync header detection and alignment circuitry comprising multiplexer circuitry, wherein the sync header detection and alignment circuitry is configured to:
• determine a location of the sync header;
• determine an adjustment to be made based on the location of the sync header;
• and
• provide an indication of the adjustment to the gearbox circuitry;
• and
• align the data by performing 2 to 1 multiplexing via the multiplexer circuitry;
• and
• output the aligned data.