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Physical layer loopback

US7936684B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11References

28Claims

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Theodore Z. Schoenborn · Portland, US
Andrew Martwick · Folsom, US
David S. Dunning · Portland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 21, 2007
Grant date	May 3, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 19, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L43/50
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In some embodiments, a chip comprises control circuitry to provide inband signals, inband output ports, and transmitters to transmit the inband signals to the inband output ports. The control circuitry selectively includes loopback initiating commands in the inband signals. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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