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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2004
Niels-peder Mosegaard Jensen, Mountain View, CA (US);
Nancy Shen, Irvine, CA (US);
Joel Craig Naumann, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Niels-Peder Mosegaard Jensen, Mountain View, CA (US);
Nancy Shen, Irvine, CA (US);
Joel Craig Naumann, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for selectively forming high-speed serial connections between various components of a network device that includes a multiplexing switch coupled a GE slot and to the high speed serial interfaces of a PHY and at least two network devices. The switch can be programmed to connect the serial interfaces of the two network modules to provide a high-speed, low-latency serial link between the two network modules. Alternatively, the serial interface of a network module can be connected to the GE slot to provide a high-speed, low-latency serial link between the network module and the GE slot.