Patent ID: 7406118
Filing Date: 2008-07-29
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A programmable multi-gigabit transceiver comprises: programmable physical media attachment (PMA) module operably coupled to convert transmit parallel data into transmit serial data in accordance with a programmed serialization setting and to convert receive serial data into receive parallel data in accordance with a programmed deserialization selling; programmable physical coding sublayer (PCS) module operably coupled to convert transmit data words into the transmit parallel data in accordance with a transmit interface setting and to convert the receive parallel data into receive data words in accordance with a receive interface setting, the PCS module comprising: programmable interface operably to convey the receive data words from the programmable PCS module to a programmable logic fabric section and to convey the transmit data words from the programmable logic fabric section to the programmable PCS module in accordance with a programmed logic interface setting; and control module operably coupled to generate the programmed serialization setting, the programmed deserialization setting, the receive interface setting, the transmit interface setting, and the logic interface setting based on a desired mode of operation for the programmable multi-gigabit transceiver.