Continuous byte-stream encoder/decoder using frequency increase and cyclic redundancy check
First Claim
1. A continuous byte stream encoder/decoder process in an ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) network, the process comprising:
- providing a network concentrator with a plurality of ATM cards and a backplane with a serial line;
receiving a continuous stream of ATM data cells on one of said ATM cards, each of said data cells including a plurality of data words received at a first rate, each of said plurality of data words including a number of bits in parallel;
creating a plurality of control words each representing characteristics of one of said data cells, each of said plurality of control words including a plurality of bits in parallel;
combining said control words and data words into a combined word stream at a second rate higher than said first rate;
converting said plurality of parallel bits of said combined word stream into a serial stream of bits;
transmitting said serial stream of bits at a serial rate over said serial line;
receiving said serial stream of bits from said serial line by another of said ATM cards;
converting said serial stream of bits back into respective said control and data words using said control words to identify boundaries of said data words;
recombining said data words from said serial stream of bits back into respective said data cells using a location of said control words.
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Abstract
A continuous byte stream encoder/decoder process where a continuous stream of ATM data cells is received with a plurality of words, where each word has a plurality of bits in parallel. The ATM data cell is analyzed and new control words are created to convey information such as Start-of-Cell, parity and synchronization signals for the serializer and deserializer chip set. These control words are combined with the data words of the ATM data cell to form a combined word stream. This word stream having a higher word transfer rate than the original ATM data cell. This combined word stream is fed to a known 8B/10B encoder which further modifies the data for proper transmission over an AC coupled serial path. Data from the 8B/10B decoder is then serialized through known serialization/deserialization chip sets passed over the serial path and then deserialized back into an recombined word stream. This word stream is decoded both with a 8B/10B decoder and with a frequency decreasing decoder to restore the data to its original data cell format.
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23 Claims
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1. A continuous byte stream encoder/decoder process in an ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) network, the process comprising:
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providing a network concentrator with a plurality of ATM cards and a backplane with a serial line; receiving a continuous stream of ATM data cells on one of said ATM cards, each of said data cells including a plurality of data words received at a first rate, each of said plurality of data words including a number of bits in parallel; creating a plurality of control words each representing characteristics of one of said data cells, each of said plurality of control words including a plurality of bits in parallel; combining said control words and data words into a combined word stream at a second rate higher than said first rate; converting said plurality of parallel bits of said combined word stream into a serial stream of bits; transmitting said serial stream of bits at a serial rate over said serial line; receiving said serial stream of bits from said serial line by another of said ATM cards; converting said serial stream of bits back into respective said control and data words using said control words to identify boundaries of said data words; recombining said data words from said serial stream of bits back into respective said data cells using a location of said control words. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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