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System and method for achieving higher data rates in physical layer devices

US8214721B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Broadcom Corporation · US

Inventors

Wael William Diab · San Francisco, US
Scott Powell · Carlsbad, US
Yong Kim · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 29, 2009
Grant date	Jul 3, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 19, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L1/005
WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for achieving higher data rates in physical layer devices. Costs imposed by large data rate increases represented by generational increases in Ethernet standards activities are avoided through physical layer device modifications that enable marginal increases in data bandwidth. Building-block reuse can be promoted through the selective use of clocking rate increase, increase in coding efficiency, and bit reuse.

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