Mercury Systems, Inc.
DIE TO DIE PHYSICAL LAYER TRANSLATION SWITCH

Abstract:

A physical translation switch may have two parallel channel interfaces (e.g., BoW interfaces) and two serial channel interfaces (e.g., XSR interfaces). The translation switch may have a parallel switching fabric for directing input traffic from input ports on a first type of channel interface to output ports of a second type of channel interface. Thus, when one wants to connect a chiplet with a BoW interface to a chiplet with an XSR interface, the translation switch is connected between the chiplets to provide the needed compatibility. The translation switch provides the needed compatible channel interfaces for the chiplets.