Abstract: The present embodiments provide a method and an apparatus for determining a frame boundary of an FEC frame, and a decoding system. The method includes receiving data, where the data includes N+P consecutive symbols, N consecutive symbols constitute a first data block, and N consecutive symbols constitute a second data block; obtaining s parameter values corresponding to the first data block. The method also includes determining a first iterative item and a second iterative item and determining, according to the s parameter values corresponding to the first data block, s parameter values corresponding to the second data block. Additionally, the method includes determining, according to the s parameter values corresponding to the second data block, whether the second symbol is a frame boundary of an FEC frame.

Abstract: The invention relates to a scheduling device for receiving a set of requests and providing a set of grants to the set of requests, the scheduling device comprising: a lookup vector prepare unit configured to provide a lookup vector prepared set of requests depending on the set of requests and a selection mask and to provide a set of acknowledgements to the set of requests; and a prefix forest unit coupled to the lookup vector prepare unit, wherein the prefix forest unit is configured to provide the set of grants as a function of the lookup vector prepared set of requests and to provide the selection mask based on the set of grants.

Abstract: The invention relates to a memory aggregation device for storing a set of input data streams and retrieving data to a set of output data streams, the memory aggregation device comprising: a set of first-in first-out (FIFO) memories each comprising an input and an output; an input interconnector configured to interconnect each one of the set of input data streams to each input of the set of FIFO memories according to an input interconnection matrix; an output interconnector configured to interconnect each output of the set of FIFO memories to each one of the set of output data streams according to an output interconnection matrix; an input selector; an output selector; and a memory controller.

Abstract: A method for managing a plurality of printers shared among at least one user is provided. At least two of the plurality of printers are of the same model. The method includes configuring the at least two of the plurality of printers to report a common serial number by setting a serial number flag in a memory unit of the printer to a predefined value. When a computer is connected to the printer, the printer reports the common serial number to the computer.

Abstract: A method for managing a plurality of printers shared among at least one user is provided. At least two of the plurality of printers are of the same model. The method includes configuring the at least two of the plurality of printers to report a common serial number by setting a serial number flag in a memory unit of the printer to a predefined value. When a computer is connected to the printer, the printer reports the common serial number to the computer.