Patent ID: 8873688
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: H03M,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for transmitting unknown rate data over a fixed rate link, comprising: an unknown rate to fixed rate transmitter configured to receive unknown rate data and a clock signal that indicates the rate of the unknown rate data, and to transmit fixed rate data at a fixed rate over a fixed rate link; and a fixed rate to unknown rate receiver configured to receive the fixed rate data including the unknown rate data via the fixed rate link, and to transmit the unknown rate data and a recovered clock signal; wherein the unknown rate to fixed rate transmitter is configured to generate the fixed rate data by inserting the unknown rate data into the fixed rate data based upon the clock signal and inserting idle data between portions of the unknown rate data in the fixed rate data so that transmitting the combined unknown rate and idle data at the fixed rate over the fixed rate link results in the unknown rate data being transmitted over the fixed rate link at a rate corresponding to the rate indicated by the clock signal; and wherein the fixed rate to unknown rate receiver is configured to accumulate the unknown rate data and generate a recovered clock signal based upon the rate at which the unknown rate data is accumulated by the fixed rate to unknown rate receiver.