Patent ID: 8107822

Claim:
A method for communicating data between transceiver modules each having a memory defining number of tables each having a size and offset address, the method comprising: determining a table and offset address for requested data according to a table size of an originating module; generating system address corresponding to the table and offset address; transmitting a read command having a command type indicating a system address size, the system address, a length of the requested data, and a contingency field storing the table size of the originating module; receiving the read command at a receiving module; regenerating the table and offset address from the system address and the table size stored in the contingency field; if the table size stored in the contingency field is the same as a table size of the receiving module, transmitting data having the length of the requested data stored at an address corresponding to the table and offset address; and if the table size stored in the contingency field is not the same as the table size of the receiving module, transmitting data having a length different from the requested length from a table of the receiving module having a table number corresponding to the regenerated table and offset address.