Cisco Technology, Inc.

Michael McDonnell

Hojjat Salemi

A bit stuffing circuit has a first communication channel delivering data to a barrel shifter, the barrel shifter delivering a first number of bits from the first communication channel to a first output. A second output has a predetermined number of bits for transmission, the predetermined number of bits including the first number of bits from the barrel shifter output, and a second number of other bits from a second communications channel.

Parallel variable bit encoder

A data segmentation circuit is disclosed for use in DS3/STS-1 mapping. The data segmentation circuit uses a circular data buffer to store data for mapping. A recirculating barrel shifter is used for extracting data from within the buffer. A counter moves the barrel shifter window zero, one, five, or eight bits to align the barrel shifter output as necessary to extract a next datum for a next payload envelope location. Data stuffing is then performed. Control circuitry for providing throttling and bit stuffiing as required in an STS-1 information payload is disclosed.

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Woodlawn, Canada

Michael McDonnell