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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2003
Applicants:
Hayden Clay Cranford, Jr., Apex, NC (US);
Raymond Paul Rizzo, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventors:
Hayden Clay Cranford, Jr., Apex, NC (US);
Raymond Paul Rizzo, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/66 (2006.01); H03D 3/24 (2006.01); H03L 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A Network Interface Card (NIC) for attaching data terminal equipment to a communications network. The NIC includes a Phase Lock Loop (PLL) with a master delay structure that is operatively coupled to at least one delay line structure. The PLL generates control pulses at precise delayed intervals that are used to gate data through said at least one delay line structure.