Reduced pair ethernet transmission system
AssigneeBroadcom Corporation
InventorsPeiqing Wang, Linghsiao Wang
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Abstract
A system for reduced pair Ethernet transmission. The system includes an interleaver that is operable to receive sets of four code symbols from a physical channel sub-layer (PCS) encoder, wherein each code symbol of each set of four code symbols is associated with one of four channels, and interleave the sets of four code symbols to generate a plurality of interleaved code symbols. The system further includes a serializer that is operable to serialize the plurality of interleaved code symbols to generate a plurality of interleaved and serialized code symbols. The system further includes a transmitter that is operable to transmit the plurality of interleaved and serialized code symbols over an Ethernet medium comprising a single twisted pair of wires.
Claims20
A system for reduced pair Ethernet transmission, the system comprising:
- an interleaver that is operable to:
- receive sets of four code symbols from a physical channel sub-layer (PCS) encoder, wherein each code symbol of each set of four code symbols is associated with one of four channels;
- and
- interleave the sets of four code symbols to generate a plurality of interleaved code symbols;
- a serializer that is operable to serialize the plurality of interleaved code symbols to generate a plurality of interleaved and serialized code symbols;
- and
- a transmitter that is operable to transmit the plurality of interleaved and serialized code symbols over an Ethernet medium comprising a single twisted pair of wires.
A method for reduced pair Ethernet transmission, the method comprising:
- receiving sets of four code symbols from a physical channel sub-layer (PCS) encoder, wherein each code symbol of each set of four code symbols is associated with one of four channels;
- interleaving and serializing the sets of four code symbols to generate a plurality of interleaved and serialized code symbols;
- transmitting the plurality of interleaved and serialized code symbols over an Ethernet medium comprising a single twisted pair of wires;
- receiving the plurality of interleaved and serialized code symbols over the Ethernet medium comprising the single twisted pair of wires;
- deserializing and deinterleaving the plurality of interleaved and serialized code symbols;
- determining, for at least one of the plurality of deinterleaved and deserialized code symbols, a first channel that is associated with the at least one of the plurality of interleaved and serialized code symbols;
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- decoding the plurality of deinterleaved and deserialized code symbols based on the first channel determined to be associated with the at least one of the plurality of deinterleaved and deserialized code symbols.
A non-transitory machine-readable medium embodying instructions that, when executed by a machine, allow the machine to perform a method for reduced pair Ethernet transmission, the method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of interleaved and serialized code symbols over an Ethernet medium comprising a single twisted pair of wires;
- deserializing and deinterleaving the plurality of interleaved and serialized code symbols;
- determining, for at least one of the plurality of deinterleaved and deserialized code symbols, a first channel that is associated with the at least one of the plurality of interleaved and serialized code symbols;
- and
- decoding the plurality of deinterleaved and deserialized code symbols based on the first channel determined to be associated with the at least one of the plurality of deinterleaved and deserialized code symbols.
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