Configurable fast ethernet and gigabit ethernet data port
US8588244B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 11, 2011 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/65
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An Ethernet switch has at least one ingress/egress port which is operable in two modes, in a first mode as a GE port and in a second mode as a plurality of FE ports. The port has 8 MAC interfaces each of which is capable of receiving/transmitting FE packets, and at least one of the MAC interfaces can be configured to receive/transmit GE packets. Thus, the port has two modes of operation. The port further includes receive and transmit modules which receive GE and FE packets from, and transmit GE and FE packets to, the interfaces.
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