Patent ID: 9552322
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: G06F,Y02D

Claim:
1. A repeater circuit, comprising: first circuitry configured to operate in accordance with a first version of a serial data protocol, the first version of the serial data protocol being characterized by a first data rate; second circuitry configured to operate in accordance with a second version of the serial data protocol, the second version of the serial data protocol being characterized by a second data rate that is higher than the first data rate; detection circuitry configured to determine, with reference to sideband communication between a transmitting device and a receiving device, whether incoming data from the transmitting device should be transmitted to the receiving device according to the first version of the serial data protocol or the second version of the serial data protocol; and selection circuitry configured to select, responsive to the detection circuitry, the first circuitry or the second circuitry for transmission of the incoming data from the transmitting device to the receiving device.