Patent ID: 8291143
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for communicating information, comprising: an interface logic component for sending and receiving information for a processing component; and a first single line interface module for sending and receiving data over a single communication wire for said interface logic component, wherein said single line interface module is operable for using a first preamble for sending a first clock signal and operable for using a second preamble to recover a second clock signal, wherein said first preamble corresponds to a sending operation over said single communication wire and said second preamble corresponds to a receiving operation over said single communication wire, wherein a first network device comprises said first single line interface module that implements sideband communication between said first network device and a second network device comprising a second single line interface module, and wherein said first network device and said second network device are coupled to a first and a second backplane connector respectively, wherein said first backplane connector and said second backplane corrector are operable for network communication and said sideband communication, and wherein said first network device is operable to manage network traffic among a plurality of components.