Patent ID: 11923978
Assignee: MARVELL ASIA PTE LTD
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. A method for operating a first multi-port transceiver, the method comprising:
receiving a plurality of first data streams via respective first ports of the first multi-port transceiver, including receiving each first data stream at a first data rate;
receiving a second data stream via a first communication interface at a second data rate higher than the first data rate;
interleaving i) the plurality of first data streams, each received via a respective first port at the first data rate, and ii) the second data stream received at the second data rate, to generate a third data stream to be transmitted via a second communication interface at a third data rate higher than the second data rate;
transmitting the third data stream via the second communication interface at the third data rate;
receiving a fourth data stream via the second communication interface at the third data rate;
deinterleaving the fourth data stream into i) a plurality of fifth data streams, each fifth data stream to be transmitted via a respective first port at the first data rate, and ii) a sixth data stream to be transmitted via the first communication interface at the second data rate;
transmitting the plurality of fifth data streams via respective first ports of the first multi-port transceiver, including transmitting each fifth data stream at the first data rate; and
transmitting the sixth data stream via the first communication interface at the second data rate.