Aggregatable connectivity
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1. A method comprising a first device and a second device, each coupled to one or more signal paths:
- attempting to transmit symbols over one or more of the signal paths;
identifying one or more signal paths over each of which the devices are able to exchange symbols; and
enrolling the identified signal paths into an aggregation of signal paths (aggregation) operable to provide for communication between the devices.
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A first device and a second device, each coupled to one or more signal paths, attempting to transmit symbols over one or more of the signal paths, identifying one or more signal paths over each of which each device is able to transmit a symbol to the other device and over which each device is able to receive a symbol from the other device, and enrolling the identified signal paths into an aggregation of signal paths operable to provide for communication between the devices.
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24 Claims
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1. A method comprising a first device and a second device, each coupled to one or more signal paths:
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attempting to transmit symbols over one or more of the signal paths;
identifying one or more signal paths over each of which the devices are able to exchange symbols; and
enrolling the identified signal paths into an aggregation of signal paths (aggregation) operable to provide for communication between the devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a first device and a second device, each coupled to one or more signal paths, and operable to identify one or more of the signal paths over which the devices are able to exchange symbols; and
an aggregation of signal paths, including the identified signal paths, operable to provide for communication between the devices, and formed by the devices enrolling the identified signal paths into the aggregation. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a first device and a second device, each coupled to one or more serial signal paths, to exchange symbols representing proposed aggregations of the serial signal paths; and
to select one of the aggregations over which to communicate data between the first device and the second device; and
a processor connected to the selected aggregation. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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