Patent ID: 7096285
Filing Date: 2006-08-22
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A serial, multiplexed communications system comprising: a bus controller comprising a processor for issuing a plurality of commands or messages, wherein the commands or messages are issued in a serial manner; a plurality of data channels for performing predefined functions in response to the commands or messages; a common digital bus interconnecting said bus controller and said plurality of data channels for supporting serial communication therebetween; and a plurality of network device interfaces, one of which is associated with each data channel for interconnecting said respective data channel with said common digital bus and communicating information from said bus controller to said data channel, wherein at least one of said network device interfaces comprises a state machine and does not comprise a general processor, and wherein said plurality of network device interfaces are connected to the common digital bus in parallel to perform predefined functions as parallel processes to thereby support high speed communication over said common digital bus.