Patent ID: 8769165
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A method for transferring data between a source and a sink which are controlled by a common clock, comprising: sending a stream of data elements from the source to the sink; simultaneously with the sending of the stream of data elements, sending a first binary signal from the source to the sink, the first binary signal being low if a data element of the stream of data elements is to be ignored by the sink and otherwise being high; simultaneously with the sending of the stream of data elements, sending a second binary signal from the sink to the source, the second binary signal being low if the data element of the stream of data elements is not accepted by the sink and otherwise being high; and simultaneously with the sending of the stream of data elements, sending a third binary signal from the source to the sink, wherein the third binary signal marks a beginning and an end of a logical group of data elements within the stream of data elements.