Patent ID: 7814250
Filing Date: 2010-10-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system including bus communication, the system comprising: a matrix operative to select destinations for information on buses connected to the matrix; a first serializer coupled to the matrix and provided on a first device, the first serializer operative to serialize information received from the matrix and send the serialized information over a communication bus; and a second serializer provided on a second device and coupled to the communication bus, the second serializer operative to receive the serialized information and deserialize the serialized information, wherein the deserialized information is provided to a peripheral provided on the second device, wherein each of the first and second serializers includes a mechanism operative to introduce automatic wait cycles in a communication protocol for the communication bus to allow serialization of the information, wherein the automatic wait cycles are based at least in part on a ratio between a serial clock and a system clock frequency, and a frequency of the serial clock is different from a frequency of the system clock.