Patent ID: 7764614
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: H03K,H03M,H04J

Abstract:
1. A method for providing multi-mode management of a serial communication link, the method comprising: serially coupling a buffer manager within the serial communication link between a serial interface on a first component and a second component, wherein the buffer manager stores and progresses data from an input to an output; controlling the progression of data through the buffer manager using a state machine having a plurality of cycles, the state machine causing the progression of data through the buffer when a first cycle of the plurality of cycles advances to a second cycle of the plurality of cycles; and advancing the state machine from the first cycle of the plurality of cycles to the second cycle of the plurality of cycles according to a timing signal generated by event scheduler logic that processes an internal clock and associates a first clocking speed in which the buffer and state machine are operating to a second clock speed in which the first component is operating, the event scheduler logic comprising: