| 摘要 |
<p>A technique for processing instruction and device data in parallel over an optical back plane (130, fig. 1). Sets of parallel data from a processor (100, fig. 1) or a device (160, fig.1) are provided to registers (110, fig. 1) which output corresponding serial data. The sets of serial instruction or device data are encoded at wavelengths with optical encoders (120, fig. 1). The encoded serial data is transmitted over an optical fiber (130, fig. 1). The optical fiber may support multiple wavelengths, and thus, may transmit multiple sets of encoded serial data provided by optical encoder in parallel. Upon exiting the optical fiber, encoded serial data is detected and received by optical decoders which detect a wavelength which was used to encode serial data. Optical decoders output decoded serial data to register inputs, and the registers output corresponding parallel data. Parallel data is then provided to a corresponding processor or device that is associated with that register, and parallel instructions are executed and/or device data processed as necessary.</p> |
