FABRIC CHANNEL CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD

摘要

A method for receiving packet data at a communication channel and transmitting the packet data over serial links of the communication channel. The packet data is sliced into n-bit data portions which are concatenated with a header prior to transmitting an n-bit portion across one of the serial links of the communication channel. The header may include an invert bit to alter the majority sign of an n-bit portion. Other aspects of the present invention are also described herein.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving a data packet; dividing the data packet into N-byte slices; selecting a first set of the N-byte slices, wherein the first set contains some but not all of the N-byte slices of the data packet; generating a first header for the first set; attaching the first header to the first set to create a first frame; transmitting the first frame via N serial links.