10/100/1000/2500 Mbps serial media independent interface (SGMII)
US7356047B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 24, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/40136
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A SGMII that operates to transfer data between MAC and PHY chips at 2500/1000/100/10 Mbps utilizes a unique frame extending technique in one embodiment where frames having multiples of 2 and 3 data bytes are utilized to change the data transfer rate by multiples of 2.5. In another embodiment different clock signals are utilized.
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