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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2001
Kaneyuki Nishihara, Tokyo, JP;
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus (and method) for connecting a first network and a second network operating at different clock frequencies to transfer data between them, includes a first interface to the first network, a second interface to the second network, a buffer memory connected to the first interface for storing data to be transferred, a clock converter connected between the buffer memory and the second interface performing a clock conversion according to a controlled clock signal corresponding to the first network and an extracted clock signal from the second network, a buffer monitor for monitoring an amount of data stored in the buffer memory and producing a buffer status signal, and a clock adjuster for adjusting the controlled clock signal depending on the buffer status signal.