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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1998
Applicants:
Jie NI, Beaverton, OR (US);
Richard S. Jensen, Aloha, OR (US);
Inventors:
Jie Ni, Beaverton, OR (US);
Richard S. Jensen, Aloha, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L007/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a method of synchronizing two ends of a bi-directional network communication path includes the following. A sequence of predetermined characters are repeatedly transmitted from an end of a bi-directional network communication path if reception is lost at that end. Synchronization or resynchronization occurs from both ends if the sequence of predetermined characters is received at the other end.