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Method and system for physical layer aggregation

US8488450B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Broadcom Corporation · US

Inventors

Howard Frazier · Pleasanton, US
Patricia Ann Thaler · Rancho Cordova, US
Ali Ghiasi · Cupertino, US
Howard Baumer · Laguna Hills, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 26, 2011
Grant date	Jul 16, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 26, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D30/50
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Aspects of a method and system for physical layer aggregation are provided. An example method includes receiving, form a medium access control (MAC) layer protocol entity, data encapsulated into a packet comprising a preamble, fragmenting said packet into a plurality of fragment payloads, and conveying each of said fragment payloads to said third portion of said one or more circuits, wherein at least one of said plurality of fragment payloads comprises one or more octets copied from said preamble.

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