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US 2008/0186213 A1Published application
Mechanism for channel synchronization
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsNeil Sharma, Matthew Todd Lawson, Mick R. Jacobs
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Abstract
A channel synchronization method in which local serializers serially transmits first n-bit codes, respectively, to remote deserializers, respectively. Also local deserializers serially receive first n-bit codes, respectively, from remote serializers, respectively. One of the first n-bit codes transmitted to one of the remote serializers indicates one of the local deserializers is not link aligned.
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A method comprising:
- local serializers serially transmitting first n-bit codes, respectively, to remote deserializers, respectively;
- local deserializers serially receiving first n-bit codes, respectively, from remote serializers, respectively;
- wherein one of the first n-bit codes transmitted to one of the remote serializers indicates one of the local deserializers is not link aligned.
A system comprising:
- a first node;
- a line card coupled to the first node, wherein the line card comprises local serializer circuits for serially transmitting first n-bit codes, respectively, to remote deserializer circuits, respectively, contained in the first node;
- wherein the line card further comprises local deserializer circuits for serially receiving first n-bit codes, respectively, from remote serializer circuits, respectively, contained in the first node;
- wherein one of the first n-bit codes transmitted to one of the remote serializer circuits indicates one of the local deserializer circuits is not link aligned.
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A system comprising:
- a first node;
- a line card coupled to the first node, wherein the line card comprises a plurality of first means for serially transmitting first n-bit codes, respectively, to a plurality of second means, respectively, contained in the first node;
- wherein the line card further comprises a plurality of third means for serially receiving first n-bit codes, respectively, from a plurality of fourth means, respectively, contained in the first node;
- wherein one of the first n-bit codes transmitted to one of the fourth means indicates one of the third means is not link aligned.
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