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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2008
Yasser Ahmed, Macungie, PA (US);
Xingdong Dai, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Vladimir Sindalovsky, Perkasie, PA (US);
Lane Smith, Easton, PA (US);
Yasser Ahmed, Macungie, PA (US);
Xingdong Dai, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Vladimir Sindalovsky, Perkasie, PA (US);
Lane Smith, Easton, PA (US);
Agere Systems Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Abstract
In an exemplary embodiment, a data alignment system comprises a First-In First-Out register (FIFO), a programmable pattern generator connected to the FIFO, and a controller connected to the programmable pattern generator and the FIFO. The FIFO is configured to provide data to or receive data from a first data lane of a serial data link having one or more lanes. Each data lane of the serial data link is configured to transmit a respective serial data stream. The programmable pattern generator is configured to generate a plurality of alignment symbols. The controller is configured to manage the alignment of the one or more data lanes of the serial data link and the insertion of a selected one of the plurality of alignment symbols into each of the serial data streams.