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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2003
Applicants:
Kenneth J. Barker, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Chad B. Mcbride, Rochester, MN (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth J. Barker, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Chad B. McBride, Rochester, MN (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/56 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a first aspect, a first method is provided for controlling the flow of data between a first and second clock domain. The first method includes the steps of (1) selecting one of a plurality of ports included in a physical layer interface in the second clock domain to which to send data; and (2) transmitting data from a transmit buffer in the first clock domain to the selected port in the physical layer interface in the second clock domain. Numerous other aspects are provided.