Patent ID: 7151894
Filing Date: 2006-12-19
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. In a system including a communication path for transmitting data on an optical fiber network and receiving data from the network, apparatus for adaptively adjusting the system to reduce data transmission errors comprising: a transmitter arranged to convert the data to a form transmittable on the network; a receiver arranged to convert the data received from the network to converted data having a form suitable for analysis; at least a first component in the communication path having a transfer characteristic adjustable by at least a first control signal; a module arranged to analyze the converted data to generate one or more error signals responsive to errors in the converted data, the module being configured to receive the data on parallel data lines at a first data rate and to send the data to the transmitter on a single serial line at a second data rate that is greater than the first data rate; and a media access controller responsive to the one or more error signals arranged to generate at least the first control signal to adjust the transfer characteristic of the first component, wherein the transmitter, the receiver, the first component, the module and the controller are part of a transceiver device, and wherein the data flows from media access controller to the module to the transmitter before being transmitted on the network.