Patent ID: 7487426
Filing Date: 2009-02-03
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for transmitting digital data over a transmission medium, the system comprising: a receiver configured to receive digital values representing a plurality of N-bit characters to be output over the transmission medium, each of the N-bit characters being either a data character or a control character; a controller configured to determine which, if any, of the plurality of N-bit characters are control characters; an encoder configured to encode the digital values represented by the plurality of N-bit characters to provide an encoded codeword, the encoded codeword being {Mx(N−1) +P} bits having M fields of N−1 bits, each of said M fields corresponding to one of the N-bit characters being encoded, wherein the encoder is further configured to: a transmitter configured to transmit the encoded codeword over the transmission medium, wherein M and N are integer values greater than 1, and wherein P is an integer value greater than or equal to 1.