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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2003
Kreg A. Martin, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Ronald K. Kreuzenstein, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John M. Terry, San Jose, CA (US);
Kreg A. Martin, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Ronald K. Kreuzenstein, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John M. Terry, San Jose, CA (US);
Brocade Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A device that synchronizes circuits over asynchronous links is disclosed. Some embodiments of the invention include a device that comprises a plurality of circuits. One of the plurality of circuits is designated as a 'master' circuit. The master circuit is configured to send a first synchronization signal to one or more of the plurality of circuits, and each circuit that receives the first synchronization signal is configured to responsively send a second synchronization signal to one or more of the plurality of circuits.