Patent ID: 8050373
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for controlling generation of a transmission clock, comprising: a master timing generator; an interpolator control module; a plurality of transmitters, wherein each transmitter includes a transmitter phase interpolator coupled to the master timing generator, and wherein each transmitter phase interpolator is configured to receive an interpolator control signal from the interpolator control module, to receive a set of reference signals from the master timing generator, and to generate a transmission clock using the interpolator control signal and the set of reference signals; and a plurality of receivers, wherein each receiver includes a receiver phase interpolator coupled to the interpolator control module, wherein each receiver phase interpolator is configured to receive the interpolator control signal from the interpolator control module, to receive the set of reference signals from the master timing generator, and to generate at least one sampling signal using the interpolator control signal and the set of reference signals.