MAC to PHY interface apparatus and methods for transmission of packets through a communications network
US7782850B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 25, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/324
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for serving an individual node in a shared communication network having a MAC layer and a PHY layer, the system being operative to interface between the MAC layer and the PHY layer. The system may include a first physical channel transferring at least one packet between the layers, a second physical channel transferring at least one burst parameter between the layers, and a third physical channel transferring at least one timing signal, for a burst characterized by the at least one burst parameter and comprising the at least one packet, between the layers.
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