A method, apparatus and system employing a 17 B/20 B coder is disclosed. The 17 B/20 B coder to receive an incoming stream including a 17 B block and a 20 B block, and partition the 17 B block into first blocks, and partitioning the 20 B into second blocks. The coder is further to code 17 B to 20 B of memory using one or more serial lines for communication is performed, wherein coding includes coding the first blocks of the 17 B block and the second blocks of the 20 B block, wherein the coding of the first and second blocks is performed such that a maximum run length is maintained.
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