Extended link monitoring channel for 10 Gb/s Ethernet
US7949782B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 6, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/0811
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides a method for utilizing the Inter Packet Gaps (IPGs) to create an Extended Link Monitoring Channel in a physical layer transceiver for a 10 Gb/s Ethernet link for communicating link related information, thus providing an extensive link maintenance capability. A corresponding transceiver between an Ethernet media access control (MAC) layer device and a 10 Gb/s Ethernet link, comprising a physical coding sublayer (PCS) extension circuit for implementing the Extended Link Monitoring Channel is also provided.
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