公开(公告)号：US11121955B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-14

申请号：US16848597

申请日：2020-04-14

Applicant: INPHI CORPORATION

Inventor： Jamal Riani ,  Arash Farhoodfar ,  Sudeep Bhoja ,  Tarun Setya

IPC: H04L1/00 ,  H04L12/26 ,  G06F13/40

Abstract: A data communication device includes a host receive section for receiving incoming host data from a host device. The host receive section includes a plurality of host receive lanes. A host transmit section for transmitting outgoing host data to the host device includes a plurality of host transmit lanes and a host cross point section. A line receive section for receiving incoming line data from a line device includes a plurality of line receive lanes. A line transmit section for transmitting outing line data to the line device includes a plurality of line transmit lanes and a line cross point section. A link monitor section coupled to the host transmit section and the line receive section is configured to detect errors between the host transmit section and the line receive section.

公开(公告)号：US10659337B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-19

申请号：US16115291

申请日：2018-08-28

Applicant: INPHI CORPORATION

Inventor： Jamal Riani ,  Arash Farhoodfar ,  Sudeep Bhoja ,  Tarun Setya

IPC: H04L1/18 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04L1/00 ,  G06F13/40

Abstract: The present invention is directed to data communication systems and techniques thereof. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide a retimer module that includes plurality of communication lanes for interfacing with a host system and a line system. The retimer module includes a link monitor and cross point sections. The retimer also includes a management interface module. There are other embodiments as well.