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AssigneesAgere Systems Inc., Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
InventorsAli Ahmed, Robert Brink, Lane Smith, Robert Snively
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In a communication system comprising first and second nodes, a transmit adaptive equalization technique is implemented utilizing ordered sets. The first and second nodes may communicate over a Fibre Channel link or other medium. The first and second nodes comprise respective transmitter and receiver pairs, with the transmitter of the first node configured for communication with the receiver of the second node and the receiver of the first node configured for communication with the transmitter of the second node. The first node is operative to receive from the second node information specifying an adjustment to one or more equalization parameters of the first node. The information is received in designated portions of one or more ordered sets transmitted from the second node to the first node in conjunction with initialization of a communication link between the first and second nodes. The first node adjusts the equalization parameter(s) in accordance with the received information.
An apparatus for use in a communication system having a plurality of nodes, the apparatus comprising:
An integrated circuit for use in a communication system having a plurality of nodes, the integrated circuit implementing at least a portion of a first node, the first node comprising a transmitter configured for communication with a receiver of a second node and a receiver configured for communication with a transmitter of the second node, the first node being operative to receive from the second node information specifying an adjustment to one or more equalization parameters of the first node, the information being received in designated portions of one or more ordered sets transmitted from the second node to the first node in conjunction with initialization of a communication link between the first and second nodes, and to adjust the one or more equalization parameters in accordance with the received information.
A method for use in a communication system having a plurality of nodes, including at least a first node comprising a transmitter configured for communication with a receiver of a second node and a receiver configured for communication with a transmitter of the second node, the method comprising the steps of:
An article of manufacture comprising a machine-readable storage medium having one or more software programs stored therein, for use in a communication system having a plurality of nodes, including at least a first node comprising a transmitter configured for communication with a receiver of a second node and a receiver configured for communication with a transmitter of the second node, the first node being operative under control of the one or more software programs to perform the steps of:
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