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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1999
Richard L. Schober, Cupertino, CA (US);
Yoichi Koyanagi, Cupertino, CA (US);
Raghu Sastry, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Hirotaka Tamura, Atsugi, JP;
Kohtaro Gotoh, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, , JP;
Abstract
A method and apparatus automatically initialize and tune a link in a network system. The link couples one router to another router and may be implemented as a high speed, plesiochronous, parallel link. The apparatus includes a first link control unit coupled to a first end of the link and a second link control unit coupled to a second end of the link. The second link control unit is capable of communicating with the first link control unit to achieve automatic adjustment of the operating parameters of the link to maximize signal propagation across and minimize the power consumption of the link. The method of initializing and tuning across a high speed link in a network is also disclosed.