Patent ID: 9338040
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A high speed communication system comprising: a short reach communication channel; a first high speed serializer/deserializer (SERDES) including a transceiver configured to be operative at a first end of the short reach communication channel; a first converter configured within the first high speed SERDES to convert from two-level non-return-to-zero (NRZ) data signals to multi-level(n) pulse amplitude modulated (PAM) data signals, where n>2; the first high speed SERDES transmitting the multi-level(n) PAM data signals over the short reach communication channel through a communications channel medium; a second high speed SERDES including a transceiver configured to be operative at a second end of the short reach communication channel; a second converter configured within the second high speed SERDES to convert received multi-level(n) PAM data signals to two-level NRZ data signals; and wherein transmitting multi-level(n) PAM data signals reduce a data signaling rate of the high speed communication system.