The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2012
William Lo, Cupertino, CA (US);
Brett A. Mcclellan, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
William Lo, Cupertino, CA (US);
Brett A. McClellan, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
A method for converting a data stream from a first rate to a second rate Ntimes greater than the first rate, such that the converted data stream conforms to a coding requirement that symbols be arranged in units of symbol length M, includes receiving, at the first rate, a data packet, and an inter-packet gap containing Yidle symbols, generating Nrepetitions of each data symbol of the data packet, determining whether replicating each symbol of the inter-packet gap Ntimes would violate the coding requirement, and, at least partially in response to determining that replicating each symbol of the inter-packet gap Ntimes would violate the requirement, generating greater than or less than Y*Nidle symbols. The method also includes outputting, at the second rate, the generated Nrepetitions of each data symbol and the generated idle symbols.