Data aggregation-distribution apparatus, date transmission system and method thereof
AssigneeRealtek Semiconductor Corp.
InventorsChang-Lien Wu, Yin-Hsin Tsai
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Abstract
A data aggregation-distribution apparatus includes a plurality of port route units and a data processing unit. Every port route unit has a sending buffer and a receiving buffer. The data processing unit has a data aggregation unit and a data distribution unit. The data aggregation unit and the data distribution unit are used to increase the bandwidth of a communication system.
Claims20
A data aggregation-distribution apparatus, comprising:
- at least two port route units, wherein each of the port route units is coupled to a corresponding transceiver, wherein each of the corresponding transceivers transfers a data signal through a corresponding transmission channel from one or more remote device terminals;
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- a data processing unit, coupled to the transceivers, comprising:
- a data aggregation unit for receiving data signals from the transceivers,
- a data distribution unit for outputting input signals according to the data signals, and
- a receiving buffer and a transmitting buffer for storing signals temporarily if bandwidths associated with the transceivers are not the same, wherein the data processing unit is configured to detect whether or not each of the one or more remote device terminals is equipped with a corresponding aggregation-distribution apparatus;
- wherein the bandwidth of the data processing unit is larger than the bandwidth of each of the port route units, and at least one of the transceivers and the port route units is complied with a Universal Serial Bus (USB) standard.
A method for transferring data in a data transmission system, the data transmission system includes a first device and a second device, one of the first and the second devices comprising a first data aggregation-distribution apparatus, the method comprising:
- determining whether another one of the first and second devices is equipped with a second data aggregation-distribution apparatus and generating a detecting result;
- distributing at least one transmission channel according to the detecting result, wherein the at least one transmission channel is coupled between the first and the second devices;
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- transferring data from one of the first and second devices to another one of the first and second devices over the at least one transmission channels.
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