Selective multiple-media access control
US11013060B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 12, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed embodiments include a network device having a split network stack that includes a physical (PHY) layer associated with first and second media access control (MAC) protocol sublayers, a processing device, and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processing device, cause the processing device to select a route through the split network stack that includes one of the first and second MAC protocol sublayers but not the other one of the first and second MAC protocol sublayers.
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