PROGRAMMABLE DISTRIBUTED DATA PROCESSING IN A SERIAL LINK

A serial transceiver that includes programmable distributed data processing is provided. The serial transceiver can include an ingress channel that receives serial ingress data and an egress channel that transmits serial egress data. The serial transceiver can also include first and second layers that are one and another of a transport layer, a link layer, or a physical layer (PHY). The first andsecond layers can include elements that process the ingress data and the egress data. The serial transceiver can also include a programmable controller, a first interconnect that connects the programmable controller to the first layer, and a second interconnect that connects the programmable controller to the second layer. The programmable controller can send first data via the first interconnectto the first layer, and the first data can be processed by one of the first layer elements. 提供了包括可编程分布式数据处理的串行收发机。该串行收发机可包括接收串行传入数据的传入信道以及传送串行传出数据的传出信道。该串行收发机还可包括第层和第二层，该第层和第二层是传输层、链路层或物理层(PHY)中的者和另者。第层和第二层可包括处理传入数据和传出数据的元件。该串