Patent ID: 8880928
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of sending and receiving parallel input data comprising: temporarily storing said parallel input data in a first buffer based on a received parallel data clock that can range from a minimum to a maximum value; based on a serializer reference clock having a clock frequency that is higher than the maximum clock frequency of the parallel data clock: serializing said read parallel data, said information related to said parallel data clock, and said control characters into a serial data stream; transmitting said serialized data; receiving and deserializing said serialized data into said parallel input data, information related to said parallel data clock, and control characters; determining at least an approximation of said parallel data clock from the information related to said parallel data clock; storing said deserialized data in parallel form in a second buffer based on said determined parallel data clock; and reading said parallel data from said second buffer at said approximation of said parallel data clock so as to prevent overflow and underflow of said second buffer.