XFI-XAUI integrated circuit for use with 10GBASE-LX4 optical transceivers

a technology of integrated circuits and optical transceivers, applied in the field of integrated circuits for optical transceivers, can solve the problems of limited application of electrical circuitry in the package, limited electrical circuitry that can be implemented in the package, and inability to address the problem of inability to meet the needs of the absence of the integrated circui

Active Publication Date: 2010-06-08
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC DEVICE INNOVATIONS U S A
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This small size limits the amount of electrical circuitry that can be implemented in the package, and consequentially in the prior art the majority of electronic signal processing is located in devices on the host board (inside the computer or network unit) rather than within the module in current commercial XFP devices.
The difficulties associated with multi-gigabit signaling over existing wiring has limited the applications for such cabling, although efforts are currently underway for new copper cabling standards.
However, the PHY device performs two very important tasks, which cannot be easily addressed in its absence.

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[0034]Details of the present invention will now be described, including exemplary aspects and embodiments thereof. Referring to the drawings and the following description, like reference numbers are used to identify like or functionally similar elements, and are intended to illustrate major features of exemplary embodiments in a highly simplified diagrammatic manner. Moreover, the drawings are not intended to depict every feature of actual embodiments or the relative dimensions of the depicted elements, and are not drawn to scale.

[0035]FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the electrical signal interfaces between a network unit and the XFP module as known in the prior art. The network unit 200 is connected to a 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) media access controller (MAC) 201. The interface between the network unit 200 and the MAC 201 is typically a System Packet Interface Level 4 (SPI-4) defined by the Optical Internetworking Form Implementation Agreement OIF-SPO4-02.1 (see www.oiforum.com). ...

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A single chip integrated circuit for use in an optical transceiver for converting and coupling an information containing electrical signal with an optical fiber having an XFI interface for coupling with an external electrical cable or information system device, and an XAUI interface for coupling with a laser transmitter subassembly including first, second, third and fourth lasers operating at different wavelengths and modulated by the respective four lane XAUI signals. The circuit includes an encoder for encoding the incoming XFI signal into four signals in the XAIU format, and a decoder coupled to the XAUI interface for receiving a four lane XAUI signal and converting it into a serial XFI signal coupled to the XFI interface.

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REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is related to co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 866,265 filed Jun. 14, 2004, assigned to the common assignee.[0002]This application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 510,157, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,325,983, and entitled 10 GBASE-LX4Optical Transceiver in XFP Package filed simultaneously herewith and assigned to the common assignee.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]1. Field of the Invention[0004]The invention relates to integrated circuits for use in optical transceivers, and in particular to Ethernet (IEEE 802.3ae standard) compliant transceivers that provide a 10 Gigabit per second communications link between computers or communications units over optical fibers, such as used in high throughput fiber optic communications links in local and wide area networks and storage networks.[0005]2. Description of the Related Art[0006]A variety of optical transceivers are known in the art which include a...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H04L12/26
CPCG02B6/4246G02B6/4284
Inventor WHITEHEAD, THOMAS
Owner SUMITOMO ELECTRIC DEVICE INNOVATIONS U S A
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