Apparatus for ethernet PHY/MAC communication
US6975637B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/3036
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An integrated Ethernet PHY/MAC apparatus having a single link partner capability register shared between a PHY and a corresponding MAC, which implements IEEE Standard 302.3, including IEEE Standards 802.3u and 802.3x. Apparatus also includes plural PHYs, each having a corresponding MAC integrably coupled therewith such that an integrated multi-port Ethernet device is realized. A network consists of at least one integrated Ethernet PHY/MAC device having a single link partner capability register.
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