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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank N. Cornett, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Philip N. Jenkins, Eau Claire, WI (US);
Terrance L. Bowman, Sumner, WA (US);
Joseph M. Placek, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Gregory M. Thorson, Altoona, WI (US);
Assignee:
Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/256 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/256 ;
Abstract
A variable communication systems comprising a plurality of transceivers and a control circuit connected to the transceivers to configure the transceivers to operate in a bi-directional mode and a uni-directional mode at different times using different transfer methods to transfer data.