Method, Apparatus And System For Communicating Between Multiple Protocols

A computer readable medium comprising instructions that when executed enable a system to:

• receive, in an interface circuit, link configuration information from a host controller coupled to the interface circuit, the host controller comprising a Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI)-compatible controller;
• configure one or more transmitters and one or more receivers of the interface circuit in response to the link configuration information;
• receive first data from the host controller, the first data in a Reference M-PHY Module Interface (RMMI) format;
• convert the first data to converted first data, the converted first data in a PHY Interface for the PCI Express (PIPE) format;
• and
• send the converted first data to a PHY unit, the PHY unit comprising a common PHY unit for the host controller and a second host controller, wherein the second host controller comprises a PIPE-compatible controller.

A system comprising:

• a system on chip (SoC) including:
• at least one core;
• a controller to communicate data having a format according to a first communication protocol, the controller comprising a Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI)-compatible controller;
• an interface circuit coupled to the controller to receive the data, convert the data and communicate the converted data to a physical unit of a second communication protocol, the converted data having a format according to the second communication protocol;
• and
• the physical unit coupled to the interface circuit to receive and serialize the converted data and output the serialized converted data;
• and
• an integrated circuit (IC) coupled to the SoC, wherein the IC includes a MIPI M-PHY to receive and transform the serialized converted data to Reference M-PHY Module Interface (RMMI) data.