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High speed network interface having SAR plus physical interface

US6016401A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 22, 1997
Grant dateJan 18, 2000
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Expiry dateSep 22, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2012/5653
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A single chip network interface apparatus includes a host interface circuit for communication with a host system bus, a network interface circuit for interfacing with a network bus, a dual port RAM coupled to the host interface circuit and also coupled to the network interface circuit, and a processor coupled to the dual port ram for converting packets of information between network protocol format and a format suitable for the host system bus.

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