Upscaling 20G Optical Transceiver Module

摘要

An upscaling transceiver module is provided that is configured to provide data connectivity between transceiver modules. The upscaling transceiver module comprises a first connector and a second connector. The first connector is configured to interface with a first port of a host device, and the second connector is configured to interface with a second port of a second host device. The connectors support exchange of 10G signals. The upscaling transceiver module also comprises a multiplexing unit and a demultiplexing unit. The multiplexing unit receives a first and second 10G transmission signals. The multiplexing unit combines the first and second 10G transmission signals into a twenty gigabit per second (20G) transmission signal. The demultiplexing unit obtains a 20G receive signal from a system device and splits the 20G receive signal into first and second 10G receive signals.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a first connector configured to interface with a first port of a host device to support exchange of a ten gigabit per second (10G) signal between the first host device and the first connector via the first port; a second connector configured to interface with a second port of a host device to support exchange of a 10G signal between the second host device and the second connector via the second port; a multiplexing unit configured to:
receive a first 10G transmission signal from the first connector;receive a second 10G transmission signal from the second connector; andcombine the first 10G transmission signal and the second 10G transmission signal into a twenty gigabit per second (20G) transmission signal; and a demultiplexing unit configured to:
obtain a 20G receive signal from a system device;split the 20G receive signal into a first 10G receive signal and a second 10G receive signal;couple the first 10G receive signal to the first connector; andcouple the second 10G receive signal to the second connector.