Communication apparatus and communication method
US11956098B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L5/0048
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication device includes: a MAC unit that processes a main signal including a payload, and determines a communication timing of the main signal; a communication unit that performs, based on the communication timing, at least one of transmission processing for E/O converting the main signal acquired from the MAC unit, and transmitting the main signal to a communication counterpart device, and reception processing for O/E converting the main signal received from the communication counterpart device; a main signal transmission line through which the main signal is transmitted between the MAC unit and the communication unit; and a control information transmission line that is provided separately from the main signal transmission line, and through which communication timing data that is data indicating the communication timing is transmitted from the MAC unit to the communication unit.
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