Patent ID: 8379771
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for formatting symbols in a data stream, the system comprising: a symbol alignment module configured to receive a parallel data stream, identify an alignment symbol in the parallel data stream, identify symbols in the parallel data stream based on the alignment symbol identified in the parallel data stream, and generate a symbol stream by aligning the symbols identified in the parallel data stream; a decode module configured to decode symbols in the symbol stream; and a format module configured to generate a bit order indicator indicating a bit order of the parallel data stream based on the alignment symbol identified in the parallel data stream, and generate a bit polarity indicator indicating a bit polarity of the parallel data stream based on the decoded symbols, the decode module further configured to generate a formatted symbol stream having a predetermined bit order and a predetermined bit polarity, based on the symbol stream, the bit order indicator, and the bit polarity indicator.