Patent ID: 6295277
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
A circuit for determining the position of a stackable repeater within a repeater stack, comprising:an input connector including a plurality of input pins, each input pin corresponding to a position within the repeater stack, the plurality of input pins including an initial pin corresponding to a first position in the repeater stack;an output connector including a plurality of output pins, each output pin corresponding to a position within the repeater stack;an initial pin driving circuit connected to the initial pin wherein the initial pin driving circuit is configured to apply to the initial pin a signal that is indicative of whether the repeater is connected in the first position in the repeater stack; anda pin rotating circuit connected between the input connector and the output connector, wherein the pin rotating circuit connects each of the plurality of input pins to the output pin corresponding to the next repeater stack position;wherein the respective signals on the input pins of the input connector indicate the position of the repeater in the repeater stack.