Patent ID: 7840134
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. An optical fiber communications network component, comprising: a transmitter having a transmitter characteristic that is adjusted by a first control signal; an integrated circuit that is operatively coupled to the transmitter, wherein the integrated circuit is configured to analyze data to generate one or more error signals in response to errors in the data, wherein the integrated circuit is configured to receive the data on first parallel data lines at a first data rate and to send the data to the transmitter on a single serial line at a second data rate that is greater than the first data rate, and wherein the integrated circuit comprises a first clock and data recovery circuit that receives the data on the first parallel data lines at the first rate before the data is sent to the transmitter; and a processor operatively coupled to the integrated circuit, wherein the processor is configured to generate the first control signal, in response to the one or more error signals, to adjust the transmitter characteristic of the transmitter.