Monitoring of connection between an ethernet hub and an end station
US6538994B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 6, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/50
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data connection between two network stations such as an Ethernet hub and an end station which are both capable of exchanging data at the higher of two rates, the higher rate being selected by an auto-negotiation process, is monitored for the occurrence of error represented by a symbol representing the start of a data packet immediately followed by an idle symbol. The rate of occurrence of such errors is compared against a threshold and the speed of the data connection is downgraded to the lower rate.
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