MULTI-LANE BASED ETHERNET APPARATUS AND LANE OPERATING METHOD FOR DYNAMIC LANE OPERATION
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1. An Ethernet apparatus having a plurality of lanes, the apparatus comprising:
- a transmission lane identifying unit to identify a physical transmission lane according to a data transmission order by activating a transmitter, and by verifying data to be transmitted through the activated transmitter; and
a transmission lane adjusting unit to adjust the physical transmission lane using information about the number of operable lanes, and to transmit data through the adjusted physical transmission lane when the physical transmission lane is identified by the transmission lane identifying unit.
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Abstract
Disclosed is an Ethernet apparatus having a plurality of lanes according to the present invention, including: a transmission lane identifying unit to identify a physical transmission lane according to a data transmission order by activating a transmitter, and by verifying data to be transmitted through the activated transmitter; and a transmission lane adjusting unit to adjust the physical transmission lane using information about the number of operable lanes and to transmit data through the adjusted physical transmission lane when the physical transmission lane is identified by the transmission lane identifying unit.
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1. An Ethernet apparatus having a plurality of lanes, the apparatus comprising:
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a transmission lane identifying unit to identify a physical transmission lane according to a data transmission order by activating a transmitter, and by verifying data to be transmitted through the activated transmitter; and a transmission lane adjusting unit to adjust the physical transmission lane using information about the number of operable lanes, and to transmit data through the adjusted physical transmission lane when the physical transmission lane is identified by the transmission lane identifying unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An Ethernet apparatus having a plurality of lanes, the apparatus comprising:
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a transmission lane identification response unit to generate a response message by extracting or processing lane identification information that is received through a plurality of receivers; and a reception lane adjusting unit to change the number of lanes of a reception lane by obtaining modified lane information, and to receive lossless data through the reception lane in which the number of lanes is changed. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. An Ethernet apparatus having a plurality of lanes, the apparatus comprising:
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a transmission lane identifying unit to identify a corresponding relationship between a data transmission order and a physical transmission lane; a transmission lane adjusting unit to adjust the physical transmission lane based on information about the number of operable lanes; and a transmission rate control unit to insert an idle block into a data position corresponding to a deactivated lane according to adjustment of the physical transmission lane using the identified corresponding relationship. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An Ethernet apparatus having a plurality of lanes, the apparatus comprising:
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a deactivated lane recognizing unit to recognize a deactivated lane in a physical transmission lane; a lane alignment unit to align a plurality of lanes by inserting an idle block into the deactivated lane; and a decoding unit to decode a data block and the idle block through the aligned lanes. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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