Apparatus and method for wired data communication
US10148284B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5652
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure describes a wired communication device having media access control (MAC) circuitry and physical layer (PHY) circuitry. The MAC circuitry frames one or more data packets in accordance with a wired communication standard or protocol to provide one or more data frames. The one or more data frames include one or more packets that are separated by interpacket gaps (IPGs). The MAC circuitry selectively choses a duration of the IPGs to maintain an average IPG duration. The PHY circuitry encodes the one or more data frames in accordance with a line coding scheme that is efficiently represents different possible combinations for types of characters present in the one or more data frames.
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