Ethernet media converter supporting high-speed wireless access points
US9634950B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/181
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed are method and system for Ethernet media conversion supporting high-speed wireless access points. The method includes receiving at each of a plurality of input-side Ethernet modules in a media converter, a plurality of input data streams at a first data rate. In the media converter each of the plurality of input data streams may be aggregated into an output data stream at a second data rate. The output data stream may then be transmitted at the second data rate from an output-side Ethernet module in the media converter. Each of the input data streams may be received from an Ethernet switch, and the output data stream may be transmitted to a wireless access point. In one exemplary implementation, each of the input-side Ethernet modules may include a 1G PHY, while the output-side Ethernet module may include one or both of a 2.5G PHY and a 4G PHY.
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