The present invention allows data transmissions to cross from one clock domain to another, in one embodiment, the invention includes an idle removing block operating at a first clock speed to remove idles from received data stream, a buffer coupled to the idle removing block to receive the data packets...http://www.google.de/patents/US6891845?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6891845 - Method and apparatus for adapting to a clock rate transition in a communications network using idles
