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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2001
Frederick J. Ziegler, Rochester, MN (US);
Mark J. Hickey, Rochester, MN (US);
Jack C. Randolph, Rochester, MN (US);
Susan M. Cox, Rochester, MN (US);
Dale J. Thomforde, Pine Island, MN (US);
Frederick J. Ziegler, Rochester, MN (US);
Mark J. Hickey, Rochester, MN (US);
Jack C. Randolph, Rochester, MN (US);
Susan M. Cox, Rochester, MN (US);
Dale J. Thomforde, Pine Island, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for enabling transmission of parallel data from a first parallel bus to a second parallel bus via a serial data channel includes a first logic element that generates a synchronization character used in a serial data transmission protocol upon detection of a parallel synchronization packet. A serializer converts data from the first logic element into a serial data stream. A de-serializer converts the serial data stream into a plurality of parallel data packets. A second logic element detects the synchronization character and converts the synchronization character into a parallel synchronization packet.