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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2020
Credo Technology Group Limited, Grand Cayman, KY;
Haoli Qian, Fremont, CA (US);
Calvin Xiong Fang, Palo Alto, CA (US);
William Brennan, Los Altos, CA (US);
Jeffrey Twombly, Los Altos, CA (US);
Credo Technology Group Limited, Grand Cayman, KY;
Abstract
Active Ethernet cables that provide data path redundancy. One illustrative cable embodiment includes a first connector connected to each of a second and third connectors, the first connector including a multiplexer that couples a data stream from a selectable one of the second and third connectors to an output of the first connector. One illustrative method embodiment includes: producing from an output of a first connector a data stream from a currently selected one of multiple redundant connectors; monitoring the data stream for a fault associated with the currently selected one of multiple redundant connectors; and responsive to detecting said fault, producing from the output of the first connector a data stream from a different selected one of the multiple redundant connectors.