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Honored Contributoruse scrambler not 8b10b
I want to use altgx at 3G . most serdes I used before using 8b10b before parallel-serial trans,but there is 20% payload wasted.so I want to use scrambler like 3G sdi .the there is no 8b10b in 3G sdi ...
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Honored ContributorAs far as I know, 8b10b encoding is not essential for serdes CDR.
As long as there are adequate line transitions there should be no problem. But you will need to make sure that you send transitions when the lines are idle (interpacket periods) otherwise it will fail.
