Patent ID: 9658822
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. An apparatus for data transmission, comprising: a buffer for receiving a data-signal input and for providing a data-signal output; a controller coupled to receive fill-level information from the buffer and coupled to provide rate-control information to the buffer; the rate-control information being for controlling an output rate of the buffer for the data-signal output to be provided to a bus; the output rate being either a first rate or a second rate for providing the output rate of the data-signal output to the bus; the fill-level information being for selecting either the first rate or the second rate responsive to the buffer being either above or below a threshold fill level, respectively; the controller configured to clamp the output rate to either the first rate or the second rate using bang-bang control, wherein the first rate is greater than the second rate.