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Hybrid technique in energy efficient ethernet physical layer devices

US8286007B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Broadcom Corporation · US

Inventors

Wael William Diab · San Francisco, US
Howard Frazier · Pleasanton, US
Scott Powell · Carlsbad, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 11, 2009
Grant date	Oct 9, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 10, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D30/00
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A hybrid technique in energy efficient Ethernet (EEE) physical layer devices (PHYs). A hybrid approach is defined that combines multiple low power modes. In one embodiment, the hybrid approach uses low power idle (LPI) and subset PHY techniques that can be selectively activated.

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