Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Physical layer devices for network switches
- Patent Title (中): 网络交换机的物理层设备
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Application No.: US13174096Application Date: 2011-06-30
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Publication No.: US08576865B1Publication Date: 2013-11-05
- Inventor: William Lo , Sehat Sutardja
- Applicant: William Lo , Sehat Sutardja
- Applicant Address: BM Hamilton
- Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: BM Hamilton
- Main IPC: H04L12/28
- IPC: H04L12/28 ; H04L12/56 ; H04L12/66
Abstract:
A switch includes a first IC and a second IC. The first IC includes a first set of (N+1) serializer/deserializer (SERDES) modules communicating with a first set of (N+1) SERDES modules of a switch IC; a first set of N SERDES modules communicating with a first set of N ports; and a first set of N multiplexer modules communicating with (i) the first set of N SERDES modules and (ii) the first set of (N+1) SERDES modules of the first IC. The second IC includes a second set of (N+1) SERDES modules communicating with a second set of (N+1) SERDES modules of the switch IC; a second set of N SERDES modules communicating with a second set of N ports; and a second set of N multiplexer modules communicating with (i) the second set of N SERDES modules and (ii) the second set of (N+1) SERDES modules of the second IC.
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