Abstract: A system and method for measuring and correcting data lane skews uses a predefined datum within data streams transmitted on different data lanes to determine the fastest data lane and to compute relative data lane skew values for the data lanes with respect to the fastest data lane. The relative data lane skew values are then used to compensate for the data lane skews.

Abstract: A first-in-first-out (FIFO) module is disclosed. The FIFO module includes multiple individually addressable memory locations, a write pointer, a read pointer and at least additional pointer. The write pointer is connected to the memory bank for addressing a first memory location to write a datum on an input data bus into the first memory location. The read pointer is connected to the memory bank for addressing a second memory location to read a datum stored therein onto an output data bus. The at least one additional pointer is connected to the memory bank for addressing a third memory location to read a datum stored therein. A deskew circuit and a rate matching circuit which utilize the FIFO module, and a deskew method are also disclosed.