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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2018
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Sridhar Mahadevan, Chennai, IN;
Ming Chung Chow, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Kannan Elayarajan, Tamil Nadu, IN;
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A system includes a first device having a first physical layer transceiver (PHY) and a first port that is coupled to the first PHY and that operates in a mode. The system also includes a second device having a second PHY and a second port that is coupled to the second PHY and that operates in a mode. The second device provides, through the second port via a cable coupled to the first port to the first device and prior to advertising the at least one mode that the second port is configured to operate in, a second PHY ability of the second PHY. The second device receives a first PHY ability of the first PHY and determines that a mismatch exists between the first and second PHY abilities. In response to the mismatch, the second device adjusts the operation of the second PHY to correct the mismatch.