Signal delays in a logical repeater set
First Claim
1. A method for delaying a character in a logical repeater set, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving said character in a receiving repeater set;
(b) determining a receive channel character delay value in said receiving repeater set in response to receiving said character;
(c) delaying said character for a period of time equal to said receive channel character delay value;
(d) providing said character to a transmitting repeater set;
(e) determining a transmit channel character delay value in response to said character being provided in step (d);
(f) delaying said character for a period of time equal to said transmit channel character delay value; and
(g) providing said character to a transmit channel of a transceiver in the transmitting repeater set.
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Abstract
A logical repeater set provides for delaying a character of data that passes through the logical repeater set from a receive channel in a receiving repeater set to a set of transmit channels in transmitting repeater sets. In providing for the delay of a character, the receiving repeater set calculates a receive channel character delay value, and receives a character that is to be provided on a transmit channel. The receiving repeater set then delays the character for a period of time equal to the receive channel character delay value and providing the character to the transmitting repeater set. Each transmitting repeater set further calculates a set of transmit channel character delay values for a set of transceivers. Each transmitting repeater set receives a character from the receiving repeater set that is to be provided on a transmit channel and further delays the character by a transmit channel character delay value. A receiving repeater set and transmitting repeater set may be either the same repeater set or a pair of repeater sets that are coupled together via an expansion bus.
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41 Claims
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1. A method for delaying a character in a logical repeater set, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving said character in a receiving repeater set; (b) determining a receive channel character delay value in said receiving repeater set in response to receiving said character; (c) delaying said character for a period of time equal to said receive channel character delay value; (d) providing said character to a transmitting repeater set; (e) determining a transmit channel character delay value in response to said character being provided in step (d); (f) delaying said character for a period of time equal to said transmit channel character delay value; and (g) providing said character to a transmit channel of a transceiver in the transmitting repeater set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A repeater set including a repeater unit coupled to a plurality of transceivers, each one of said plurality of transceivers having a receive channel coupled to said repeater unit and a transmit channel coupled to said repeater unit, said repeater set being for use in a logical repeater set in which said repeater set is coupled to other repeater sets by an expansion bus, said repeater set comprising:
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a receive channel delay calculator having an output for providing a receive channel character delay value; a receive channel delay module having a data input coupled to the receive channel of one of the transceivers to receive a receive character to be delayed, a delay input coupled to said output of said receive channel delay calculator and an output for providing a delayed version of said receive character, said receive channel delay module delaying said receive character by said receive channel character delay value in said repeater set in response to receiving said receive character; and an expansion port having a receive data input coupled to said output of said receive channel delay module, and an expansion bus data interface for coupling to said expansion bus, said expansion port providing said delayed version of said receive character on said expansion bus data interface. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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