Data reception device, marker information extraction method, and marker position detection method

1. A data reception device which receives data transmitted through a plurality of transmission lines, the data reception device comprising:

a plurality of marker detection circuits, each of which

detects for each lane a position of a marker for identification of a lane which is assigned the data; and

extracts identification information indicated by the marker for each lane using a result of the detection of the position of the marker, wherein

each of the marker detection circuits includes

a plurality of comparator circuits for each lane of a plurality of lanes to which the transmitted data is allocated, each of the plurality of comparator circuits receiving first data which is one of two different pieces of different partial data that is a portion of the allocated data that is different for each comparator circuit, in the received data and second data which is inverted data obtained by inverting another of the two different pieces of the different partial data, determining whether or not the first data and the second data match each other by comparing the first data and the second data, and outputting signals that indicate whether or not the first data and the second data match each other according to a result of the determination;

a selector circuit, for each of the lanes, which selects a comparator circuit with the first data and the second data matching each other from among the plurality of comparator circuits according to the output signals; and

a lane number extraction circuit, for each of the lanes, which receives the first data from the selected comparator circuit and extracts identification information indicated by a marker for identification of the lanes using the received first data.

2. The data reception device according to claim 1 , wherein

each of the marker detection circuits comprises an information detector which extracts information indicated by the marker for each lane, using the detection result of position of the marker,

receives one of the two pieces of partial data provided for the plurality of comparator circuits which obtains a matching result in the plurality of comparator circuits for each lane, and

extracts identification information indicated by the marker for each lane using the partial data provided.

3. A marker information extraction method used by a data reception device which receives data transmitted through a plurality of transmission lines, the marker information extraction method comprising:

detecting for each lane a position of a marker for identification of a lane which is assigned the data; and

extracting identification information indicated by the marker for each lane using a result of the detection of the position of the marker,

wherein

the information extraction method uses a plurality of comparator circuits for each lane which compare one of two pieces of different partial data in the received data with inverted data obtained by inverting the other of the two pieces of the different partial data, and provides the plurality of comparator circuits with data of different parts, thereby detecting a position of the marker by the plurality of comparator circuits which obtains a matching result in the plurality of comparator circuits.

4. A marker position extraction method used by a data reception device which receives data transmitted through a plurality of transmission lines, the marker position extraction method comprising:

providing a plurality of comparator circuits which perform comparison as to whether or not two pieces of input data matches each other with one of two different pieces of partial data in the received data and inverted data obtained by inverting the other of the two pieces of partial data;

and detecting for each lane a position of a marker for identification of a lane which is assigned the data.