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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2009
Wallace A. Pratt, Jr., Pflugerville, TX (US);
Chuck Middleton, Lago Vista, TX (US);
Mark M. Okamura, Austin, TX (US);
Daraius Hathiram, Austin, TX (US);
Ronald E. Ham, Austin, TX (US);
Wallace A. Pratt, Jr., Pflugerville, TX (US);
Chuck Middleton, Lago Vista, TX (US);
Mark M. Okamura, Austin, TX (US);
Daraius Hathiram, Austin, TX (US);
Ronald E. Ham, Austin, TX (US);
Hart Communication Foundation, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A packet controller for simultaneous processing of data packets transmitted via a plurality of communication channels includes a plurality of inputs to receive a respective plurality of signals, such that each of the plurality of signals is indicative of a presence of a data packet on a respective one of the plurality of communication channels, a clock source to supply a periodic clock signal, a plurality of independent processing modules coupled to the respective plurality of inputs to simultaneously process the plurality of signals, such that each of the plurality of independent processing modules implements a respective state machine driven by the periodic clock signal to process the respective signal independently of every other one of the plurality of processing modules, and an output to transmit an output signal indicative of a presence of at least one data packet on one or more of the plurality of communication channels.